Lawrence Lee Buxton v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

KING, Circuit Judge:

After the district court denied his petition for habeas corpus and his application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal, petitioner Lawrence Lee Buxton applied to this court for a certificate of probable cause. We granted the certificate and we now address the merits of Buxton’s petition. Because we find no violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3) (1971), we affirm the judgment of the district court denying Buxton’s application for ha-beas relief.

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A Texas state district court convicted Buxton of the capital…