Legal Opinion
Charles A. Burnett v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1993No. 91-4649PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Charles Albert Burnett (Burnett) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which Burnett raised several challenges to his two Texas convictions and sentences for aggravated robbery of the same E-Z Mart convenience store.
Facts and Proceedings Below
On May 12, 1988, and again on June 1, 1988, Burnett robbed an E-Z Mart convenience store in Sherman, Texas. On the first occasion, Burnett entered the store shortly after 11:00 p.m. Store clerk Patricia Neal (Neal) had just entered the…
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