Crawford v. Johnson

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. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 5:96-CV-160 - - - - - - - - - - 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 * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 96-41134 -2- 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.