Legal Opinion
Harold Amos Barnard, Jr. v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1992No. 90-2124PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Harold Amos Barnard, Jr. appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He argues that the district court erred in rejecting his contention that the Texas capital sentencing statute as applied in his case unconstitutionally prevented the jury from fully considering and giving effect to all of the mitigating evidence he presented during the conviction and sentencing phases of his trial. Finding no error, we affirm the district court’s denial of habeas relief and vacate the stay of execution.
I. BACKGROUND
On June 6, 1980, Barnard killed…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by112 opinions
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