Legal Opinion
DeForest v. Lumpkin
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 22, 2024No. 4:22-cv-02984Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT January 22, 2024 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION CHARLES WILLIAM DEFOREST, § TDCJ # 02250859, § § Petitioner, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:22-2984 § BOBBY LUMPKIN, § § Respondent. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The petitioner, Charles William DeForest, is incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Correctional Institutions Division (TDCJ). DeForest filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from a state conviction (Dkt. 1). The respondent filed an answer (Dkt. 15) and a copy of the state court…
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