Legal Opinion
Smith v. Estelle
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided December 30, 1977No. CA3-77-0544-FPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT W. PORTER, District Judge.
During the early morning hours of September 28, 1973, Ernest Benjamin Smith and Howie Ray Robinson entered a Schepps Grocery in Dallas County, Texas, intending to rob the store. Robinson placed a package of lunch meat and a jar of mustard on the counter while Smith held a gun on the cashier and said “This is a holdup”. The cashier moved suddenly as if to reach for something and Smith yelled either “Get him Howie” or “Look out Howie.” Robinson then fatally shot the cashier. Smith and Robinson removed the money from the register and a gun from…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Nellie Woods, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John N. Woods v. Holy Cross HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Ernest Benjamin Smith v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Ronald K. Spivey v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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