IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 96-40048
Summary Calendar
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JERRY E. EASLEY,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
GARY L. JOHNSON, Director,
Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, Institutional Division,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 6:95-CV-309
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August 27, 1996
Before JOLLY, JONES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jerry E. Easley, # 421286, appeals the denial of his petition
for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Easley
argues that his habeas counsel was ineffective. There is no
constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas proceedings.
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Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.
Johnson v. Hargett, 978 F.2d 855, 859 (5th Cir. 1992), cert.
denied, 507 U.S. 1007 (1993). Thus, the district court did not
abuse its discretion in denying Easley’s motion for reconsideration
on that basis. Easley also argues that his trial counsel was
ineffective based upon the totality of his representation, but he
does not point to any specific errors of counsel. This issue is
deemed abandoned for failure to brief it adequately. See Yohey v.
Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 225 (5th Cir. 1993). Easley’s remaining
arguments are that the evidence was insufficient, the indictment
was insufficient, the jury instruction on parole was erroneous, and
the affirmative finding of use of a deadly weapon was invalid. We
have reviewed the record and find no reversible error as to these
issues. Accordingly, we AFFIRM for the reasons stated by the
district court. See Easley v. Director, TDCJ-ID, No. 6:95CV309
(E.D. Tex. Nov. 27, 1995).
A F F I R M E D.
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