Legal Opinion
Clifton Fransaw v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1987No. 85-2635PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Clifton Fransaw is serving a life sentence in a Texas prison for the offense of voluntary manslaughter. After his conviction was affirmed, Fransaw unsuccessfully sought a writ of habeas corpus from the state courts. He then instituted the present federal habeas proceedings. The district court denied Fransaw’s petition, and we affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
In September 1980, a Texas grand jury indicted Fransaw for the August 81, 1980 murder of Tyrone Boyd. The first paragraph of the indictment charged Fransaw with having “intentionally and knowingly”…
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