Legal Opinion
White v. Beto
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 18, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 14399PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOEL, District Judge.
The petitioner, Ernest Leroy White, was convicted in Criminal District Court No. 2 of Dallas County, Texas, of the offense of burglary, a felony less than capital, on May 28, 1952. A life sentence was imposed on July 3, 1952, in accordance with the applicable Texas statute, Vernon’s Ann. P.C. Art. 63, which requires that one three times convicted of a felony less than capital be imprisoned for life in the penitentiary. See Judge Sheehy’s excellent analysis of Art. 63 in Puckett v. Ellis, 157 F.Supp. 923 (E.D.Tex., 1958).
The petitioner appealed his conviction to the Court…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Maye v. PescorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
- Ex Parte WingfieldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
- Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Levine v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ernest Leroy White v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Nadworny v. FairDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990