Legal Opinion
Bobby Ray Allen v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1978No. 77-1838PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
A jury convicted Bobby Ray Allen in Texas state court of robbery by assault. Under the Texas habitual offenders statute 1 his sentence was enhanced to life imprisonment. After exhausting state remedies, Allen petitioned the United States District Court for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 9, 1976, with out holding an evidentiary hearing, the District Court entered an order denying the writ. On appeal Allen contends (i) that a pretrial showup confrontation was so suggestive as to cause a misidentification in violation of the Fourteenth…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by36 opinions
- United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. BlascoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Ex Parte CochranSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- United States v. Stacey Lynn Merkt and John B. ElderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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