Earhart v. Johnson

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether the district court erred in denying federal habeas relief to. James Otto. Earhart. A Texas jury convicted, Earhart for, capital murder and sentenced him to death. The conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Earhart then filed a petition for habeas relief in the federal district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.- He alleged, inter alia, that defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights. He further alleged that failure to define “reasonable doubt” for the jury in his…