IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-41134
Summary Calendar
JOHN WILLIAM CRAWFORD, III,
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. 5:96-CV-160
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September 10, 1997
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
John William Crawford, III, Texas state prisoner #537111,
appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ
habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This court granted
Crawford a certificate of appealability on the issue whether a
Texas Department of Criminal Justice rule, enacted subsequent to
the date of Crawford’s offense, directing that forfeited good-
time credits would no longer be restored, deprived Crawford of
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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his rights under the Ex Post Facto Clause. We have reviewed the
record and find no reversible error. See Hallmark v. Johnson,
___ F.3d ___ (5th Cir. July 25, 1997, No. 95-20752), 1997 WL
420147. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.