Legal Opinion
Santillan v. Beto
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 15, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-H-494PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SINGLETON, District Judge.
Salvatore Santillan, petitioner in this habeas corpus action, was convicted in state court in 1969 for the unlawful possession of heroin. His punishment was assessed by the jury at life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. 470 S.W.2d 677 (Tex.Cr.App.1971). After exhausting his state remedies, Santillan filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He seeks habeas relief on the ground that he was denied his right to counsel guaranteed by the sixth and fourteenth…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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