SMITH v. JOHNSON

No. 99-20524 Summary Calendar.

216 F.3d 521 (2000)

Grayling Lamar SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Smith, Huntsville, TX, pro se.

Karyl Krug, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Grayling Lamar Smith appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for habeas relief. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I

A jury found Grayling Lamar Smith guilty of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and he was sentenced to 99 years' imprisonment. The Texas Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence.

Smith filed a state habeas petition in which he alleged that his appellate counsel...

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