Legal Opinion
Smith v. State of Texas
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 13, 1965No. Civ. A. 64-H-626PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOEL, District Judge.
Paraphrasing the language of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1 in its second opinion in this matter, 329 F.2d 498, this case is still in the throes of the piecemeal, post-conviction, collateral litigation of issues which has become the established practice where there is a conviction carrying a substantial penalty. Five years and five months after the date of the offense, the case is again before this Court on petition for writ of habeas corpus, the third. Finality has not yet been achieved although petitioner has been tried and convicted in the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. CarignanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- State Ex Rel. Wilson v. BriggsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Harris v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Duncan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Johnny R. Martinez v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Trotter v. StephensDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1965
- Joe Edward Smith v. The State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Carl Junior Hackathorn v. J.E. (Bill) DeckerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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