Legal Opinion
Herman Harold Thomas v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1987No. 86-2159PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
Herman Harold Thomas appeals complaining that the district court erred in dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In his petition, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Thomas alleged that he received ineffective assistance of counsel during his state criminal prosecution and that he was denied due process of law because the state prosecutor was allowed to propound improper and inflammatory questions to two defense witnesses. After considering Thomas’ arguments, we find them unpersuasive and accordingly affirm.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bottoson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Doyle Edward Skillern v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Foster v. FillingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Carlos Lavernia v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Samuel Bice Johnson v. Steve Puckett, Commissioner James v. Anderson, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Warren Eugene Bridge v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Gonzales v. ThalerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- Cordova v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1998
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