Legal Opinion
John D. Doescher v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1980No. 79-3188PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
John D. Doescher, who is serving a Texas sentence for aggravated robbery, has appealed from the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas relief. Doescher, represented by court-appointed counsel, was convicted upon trial by jury of the aggravated robbery of a supermarket, for which he received 75 years. On direct appeal the judgment was affirmed. Doescher v. State, 578 S.W.2d 385 (Tex.Cr.App.1978). Doescher was convicted in March, 1975, and his direct appeal was not decided until September 27, 1978. Rehearing en banc was denied, with opinion, on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Doescher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- United States v. Victor Domenic CifarelliCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Harris v. ChampionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Peter Brian Cikora v. Richard L. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Gladys J. v. Pearland Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1981
- John D. Doescher v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Richard Lee Morgan v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary of the Dept. Of Offender Rehabilitation and Jim Smith, Attorney General of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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