James Bryson Martin v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

397 F.2d 741

James Bryson MARTIN, Appellant,

v.

Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

No. 24672.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 18, 1968.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1968.

Clyde W. Woody, Marian S. Rosen, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Lonny F. Zwiener, Howard Fender, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before RIVES, GEWIN and THORNBERRY, Circuit Judges.

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal from the district court's denial of habeas corpus stems from the Probate Court scandal that rocked Houston, Texas, in 1962, and presents some important…