Legal Opinion
McWilliams v. Estelle
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 10, 1974No. Civ. A. No. 73-H-1166PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SINGLETON, District Judge:
This petition for writ of habeas corpus is brought by a state prisoner pur*1381suant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is in custody of the Texas Department of Corrections pursuant to a final conviction for the offense of murder with malice in the 179th District Court of Harris County, Texas, in cause number 145,339. Punishment was assessed by a jury at a term of twenty-five years.
No appeal was taken, however, pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., petitioner filed a postconviction application for writ of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Juan D. Hernandez v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Arave v. CreechSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Arave v. CreechSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- McWilliams v. EstelleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975