Legal Opinion
Albert H. Carter v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1985No. 83-2676PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this habeas corpus petition, Carter seeks to challenge directly his 1969 conviction for embezzlement and to challenge indirectly certain prior convictions which were introduced in his 1969 criminal trial over timely objection, for impeachment purposes. The district court held that Carter, who is now free, was “in custody” for purposes of filing his habeas corpus petition, but further held that his claims were moot. We hold that the district court erro neously granted summary judgment for the state. We therefore reverse and remand for further consideration by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- William Neal Moore v. Charles Balkcom, Warden, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Robert O. McDonnell v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- John J. Zichko v. State of Idaho Larry Wright, Warden Alan LanceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Alan Lefkowitz v. Michael Fair, Commissioner, Department of Corrections, Arif Hussain v. Michael Fair, Etc., Alan LefkowitzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Brenda Pope v. MCI Telecommunications CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Markham Duff-Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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