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MAYABB v. JOHNSON

No. 97-10551.

168 F.3d 863 (1999)

Richard Michael MAYABB, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Thomas Sullivan, Little Rock, AR, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Charles A. Palmer, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, STEWART and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Richard Michael Mayabb appeals the dismissal of his petition for habeas relief. Mayabb raises four issues: (1) erroneous jury instructions on the charge of murder; (2) ineffective assistance of counsel during the trial and subsequent appeal of his conviction; (3) exclusion of polygraph evidence; and (4) retroactive application of an amendment to Texas's parole laws. For the reasons assigned, we AFFIRM.

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