Legal Opinion
Walter Bell, Jr. v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1987No. 87-2696PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Walter Bell, Jr., a state prisoner sentenced to die for a 1974 murder, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1
Ferd and Irene Chisum were found dead in their Port Arthur home on July 19, 1974. Appellant was arrested the next morning and shortly thereafter confessed to killing the Chisums after officials confronted him with incriminating physical evidence lawfully found at his home. Appellant initiated contact with officials the following day and gave a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by46 opinions
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