Legal Opinion
Calvin Sellars v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1970No. 28003_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Calvin Sellars, a Texas State prisoner under sentence of death for robbery by firearms, appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. A prior petition was dismissed by the district court for failure to exhaust state remedies under Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, applying our decision in Texas v. Payton, 5 Cir. 1968, 390 F.2d 261. How ever, before dismissing this earlier petition the district judge had conducted a full evidentiary hearing.
When he undertook to consider the present (or second) petition, the district judge…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sam Hoover v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Lawrence Erskine Taylor v. M. J. Elliott, Warden, Atmore Prison FarmCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Conley v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
- Cherry v. State of TexasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1973
- Michael D. Conley v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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