Legal Opinion
Smallwood v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1996No. 94-20642PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Simon Smallwood (Smallwood) appeals the district court’s grant of respondent-appellee’s motion for summary judgment and dismissal of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. Section 2254. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural Background
Smallwood was arrested exiting the Fiesta Mart grocery store at 5800 Lyons Avenue in Houston, Texas with three unpaid for packages of meat concealed on his person. This property had a total value of $27.64, and Smallwood was charged with theft of property under the value of $750.
The indictment contained two paragraphs also…
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