Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2002No. 02-50046PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
On May, 8, 1996, Michael Dewayne Johnson was convicted of, and received the death penalty for, the 1995 murder of Jeff Wetterman. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence in an unpublished opinion, and the United States Supreme Court denied cer-tiorari on May 18, 1998. Johnson filed a state application for habeas relief in the trial court, which was denied on February 18, 2000, after a hearing was held. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals also denied the application based on the trial court’s findings. In September 2000, Johnson filed his…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by48 opinions
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