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JOHNSTON v. STATE OF TEX.

Civ. A. H-90-3198.

750 F.Supp. 236 (1990)

Ann Troitino JOHNSTON, Petitioner, v. The STATE OF TEXAS, and 263rd District Court of Texas, Respondents.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

October 31, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Healey, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Houston, Tex., for petitioner.

William C. Zapalac, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondents.

OPINION ON DENIAL OF A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

HUGHES, District Judge.

1. Introduction.

Ann T. Johnston has applied for a writ of habeas corpus contesting the validity of her conviction for the involuntary manslaughter of a young woman in a car wreck. Johnston complains that she was incapacitated at the time of trial. Her complaint is simple: Because she was in a self-induced alcohol and drug stupor during the trial, she was able neither to...

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