Legal Opinion
Brent Ray Brewer v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1998No. 97-10059PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Brent Ray Brewer, a Texas prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the order lifting his stay of execution and dismissing his federal habeas corpus action. We affirm.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 30,1995, Brewer filed a motion to stay his execution and requested that the court appoint counsel for the purpose of filing a petition for federal habeas corpus. The district court granted a stay of execution and appointed the Federal Public Defender (“FPD”) to represent Brewer. On January 22,1996, Brewer filed a Notification of Intent to Return to State Court to Apply for State Habeas Corpus…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- McFarland v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Freddie Richardson v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Sterling v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Darnell Johnson v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
3Cited by26 opinions
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- Steven G. Slutzker in No. 03-4219 v. Philip Johnson Gerald J. Pappert Stephen A. Zappala, Jr., District Attorney, Allegheny County, Pa, in No. 03-4046Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
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