Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2003No. 02-50236PublishedCited by 231 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Floyd Calvin Roberts, a Texas inmate convicted of delivery of marijuana to a minor, appeals the district court’s order dismissing his application for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.
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Roberts was convicted and sentenced in Texas state court for delivery of marijuana to a minor. The Texas court of appeals affirmed his conviction on December 23, 1999, 1 and overruled his motion for rehearing on February 10, 2000. Roberts did not file a petition for discretionary review. The court of appeals issued its mandate on April 7, 2000. Roberts filed his state…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- James C. Flanagan v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by231 opinions
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