Legal Opinion
David Wayne Spence v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1996No. 94-20212, 94-20213PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
In 1982, David Wayne Spence tortured and stabbed to death three teenagers in Waco, Texas. He has been convicted and sentenced to die for two of the murders in Texas courts and has been denied habeas corpus relief by the federal district court. Spence now seeks relief from this court. We find no reversible error and affirm.
I. FACTS
On the morning of July 18,1982, Jill Montgomery and Raylene Rice drove to Waco to pick up and cash Jill’s paycheck from the Fort Fisher Ranger Museum and to meet their friend Kenneth Franks. Later that day, the three drove to Koehne…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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