Marvin Niles Stubblefield v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

399 F.2d 424

Marvin Niles STUBBLEFIELD, Appellant,

v.

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

Corrections, Appellee.

No. 24088.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 24, 1968.

Joel J. Finer, Stanford, Cal., Philip Juarez, Austin, Tex., for appellant.

Allo B. Crow, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before BELL, COLEMAN, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

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The question presented on this appeal from the denial of a petition for the writ of habeas corpus arises in an unusual context. Appellant is serving a life sentence by virtue of his third conviction of a felony less…