Legal Opinion
Cornell Fitzpatrick v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1985No. 84-1225PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Cornell Fitzpatrick was convicted by a Texas state jury of possession of heroin, the conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District, 632 S.W.2d 935 (Tex.App.1982), and discretionary review was denied by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. He sought federal habeas relief complaining of an illegal arrest and seizure, destruction of evidence, failure to produce an informant and denial of a continuance. The magistrate’s report and recommendation of dismissal was adopted by the district court which granted CPC on the evidence,…
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