Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1994No. 93-01003PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA Circuit Judge:
Appellant, R. L. Bryant, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment by the state district court in Palo Pinto County, Texas. After exhausting state court remedies, Bryant petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988), on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and improper identification procedures. The United States magistrate judge recommended habeas relief based on Bryant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court conducted an evi-dentiary hearing and denied habeas relief,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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