Sharp v. Johnson

REVISED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 94-10605 MICHAEL EUGENE SHARP, Petitioner-Appellant, versus GARY L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas February 26, 1997 Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, KING and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges. POLITZ, Chief Judge: Michael Eugene Sharp, a Texas death row inmate, appeals the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief. For the reasons assigned, we affirm. Background Late in the evening on…