Legal Opinion
Finley v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 2001No. 99-40925PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Jay Maynard Finley was convicted of aggravated kidnapping in Texas state court and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, probated for five years; his probation was later revoked and he was incarcerated. After his appeal and state habeas corpus petitions were denied, he petitioned for federal relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the petition as proeedurally barred and this appeal ensued.
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Jay Maynard Finley was a city councilman for the City of Gladewater, Texas. On July 10, 1994, Finley picked up Louis Towery to take him to see a trailer…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by225 opinions
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