Legal Opinion
Williams v. Davis
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 28, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. H-13-1714PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NANCY F. ATLAS, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In 1983, a jury convicted Arthur Lee Williams of the capital murder of a police officer. The jury answered Texas’s special issue questions in a manner requiring the imposition of a death sentence. After unsuccessfully availing himself of Texas’s appellate and post-conviction remedies, Williams seeks federal habeas relief from his conviction and sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 [Doc. #7].
Respondent Lorie Davis has answered the petition [Doc. #20]. The Court has thoroughly examined the record in this case,…
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