Legal Opinion
John Lee Spinelli v. James A. Collins, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1993No. 92-2046PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, (“Director”) appeals the district court’s judgment granting John Lee Spinelli habeas corpus relief. Finding that the district court erred in granting Spinelli’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, we reverse.
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Spinelli was convicted of aggravated robbery (“1978 conviction”) by a jury in state court, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Three outstanding indictments were still pending against Spinelli in state court for aggravated robbery (Cause No. 271111), aggravated…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ronald Wayne Bradbury v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Billy Ray Self v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary and William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Markham Duff-Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Czere v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Donald Eugene Lambert v. James Blodgett, Donald Eugene Lambert v. James BlodgettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- James v. CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Daniel v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. FordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Dennis Davey v. Jimmy StegallCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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