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HARRIS v. TEXAS DEPT. OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Civ. A. No. 88-2925.

806 F.Supp. 627 (1992)

Curtis Paul HARRIS, Petitioner, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, et al., Respondents.

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

September 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Kevin D. McDonald, Washington, D.C., Brett A. Ringle, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner.

Bob Walt, Andrea L. March, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondents.

OPINION ON DENIAL OF HABEAS CORPUS

HUGHES, District Judge.

1. Introduction.

The state of Texas plans to execute Harris for the murder of Tim Merka in 1978. After convicting him of capital murder, the jury sentenced him to die. On appeal, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed his conviction and remanded for a new trial. At his second trial, a jury again found Harris guilty and sentenced him to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals...

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