Legal Opinion
Stephen Ray Nethery v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1993No. 92-1742PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Stephen Ray Nethery was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death by the Texas state court. With all direct appeals and collateral state reviews exhausted he seeks federal habeas relief. The district *1156court denied his application and refused to grant a certificate of probable cause for appeal. We granted CPC. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.
Background
On the evening of February 22, 1981, Nethery met a woman in a Dallas bar. They consumed several strong drinks and he persuaded her to leave the bar with him to go to a secluded spot to smoke marihuana. They drove…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by58 opinions
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