Carl Eugene Kelly v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Per curiam
Sentenced to death by the State of Texas, Carl Eugene Kelly seeks federal relief in this, his first request for federal habeas. The United States District Court granted the State’s motion for summary judgment and denied the writ. We affirm.
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Carl Eugene Kelly was convicted of the capital murder of Steven Pryor, a convenience store clerk in Waco, Texas. The jury found Kelly guilty on June 4, 1981, and the next day answered affirmatively the special interrogatories submitted pursuant to article 37.071 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. 1
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Kelly’s…
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