Legal Opinion
Robert Alan Jones v. L. W. Vineyard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1971No. 30800PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
The appellant pleaded guilty in the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, Texas, to the offense of sodomy for which he received a two-year probated sentence. 1
On February 10, 1970, the appellant filed a motion in the United States District Court entitled “Application for Injunction.” The court below treated that motion as a petition for the writ of ha-beas corpus since it sought “release from any further restraint” to which the appellant has been subjected by virtue of his conviction. The appellant also sought an order permanently enjoining his probation officer, Mr. L. W. Vineyard, from…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- The State of Texas and Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Melvin Alexander PaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Edgar Lennox Betts, Jr. v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Vern Wilmer Carpenter v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
3Cited by1 opinion
- James Chaffin v. Leroy Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972