Sanders v. State

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm the trial court’s denial of the writ.

The Appellant was convicted of murder on June 3, 1981. His punishment was assessed at fifty years’ imprisonment. In an unpublished opinion, Sanders v. State, No. 08-82-00032-CR (Tex.App.—El Paso 1983, pet. ref’d), this Court affirmed the conviction and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied review. The Appellant then filed a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Sanders v. Lynaugh, 714 F.Supp. 834…