Legal Opinion
Antonio Rodriguez v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1976No. 76-1107PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court denying appellant Antonio Rodriguez’s two consolidated petitions for habeas corpus relief. Rodriguez, a Texas prisoner, challenges the sentences imposed as the result of two separate jury convictions for the sale of heroin. Appellant was represented by court-appointed counsel at both trials. At the first trial, the jury sentenced Rodriguez to 1500 years of imprisonment. Appellant’s second conviction produced a jury-imposed sentence of 85 years. Each conviction was separately affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Billy Joe Battie v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- William James Rummel v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Calaway v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mason v. BalkcomDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1980
- George Brown, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Correction, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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