Legal Opinion
Johnny Ray Seaton v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director of Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1985No. 83-1882PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Johnny Ray Seaton was convicted in 1975 before a Texas court of aggravated rape upon his nine year old step-daughter. He is now serving a sentence, enhanced because of a prior conviction, for a term of from 15 to 99 years. The district court denied his application for writ of habeas corpus, and we affirm.
Seaton’s only contention before this court is the insufficiency of the evidence to prove that he compelled his victim to submit by threatening imminent infliction of death and serious bodily injury, as charged by the indictment. Under Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wainwright v. StoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jerry Carlo Moreno v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, and Jim Mattox, Attorney General of the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Seaton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bernard and Odette Port v. Jack Heard, Sheriff of Harris County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Michael Wayne Evans v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Weeks v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Cesar Roberto Fierro v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Frank Jackson v. James v. Anderson, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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