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Burdine v. Johnson, No. CIV. A. H-94-4190 (S.D.Tex.) (66 F.Supp.2d 854) (September 29, 1999) (Judge David Hittner)

The petitioner in this capital case moved for writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that his attorney, Joe Frank Cannon, had slept through substantial portions of his trial. Numerous witnesses (jurors as well as court personnel) presented uncontroverted testimony of the times they had noted the attorney nodding off ...

 

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