Legal Opinion
Ernest Leroy White v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1963No. 20404PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant White complains of the ruling of the U. S. District Court denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. He had been 3 times convicted of non-capital felonies, the last one. being the offense of burglary and was sentenced to life imprisonment in accordance with a Texas statute. Vernon’s Ann.P.C. Art. 63. In the District Court the petitioner claimed a denial of due process, of law under the 14th Amendment for 3 principal reasons: (1) he was represented at his state court trial by an attorney who was delinquent in the payment of his State Bar dues; (2)…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chandler v. Warden FretagSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Roosevelt Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- M. J. Wiman, Warden v. Jimmy Argo, Alias, Jimmy Argo, Alias v. M. J. Wiman, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Chester McKinzie v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Earl Edward Gandy v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- George Douglas Roberts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Turman v. BetoDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1967
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Nadworny v. FairDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
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