Legal Opinion

Jackie Vance Lowery v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 24, 1983No. 81-1198PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Jackie Vance Lowery stands convicted of robbery by firearms. The district court found no violation of double jeopardy, due process, or the sixth amendment in his conviction, and denied his request for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.

I

On an October afternoon in 1970, two men brandishing guns strode into the business office of the City Service vending machine firm as the owner and an employee counted up the day’s receipts. The thieves terrorized the businessmen, forcing them at gunpoint to lie face down on the floor in a back room. One stood guard with a .357 magnum; the…

2Cases cited86 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Benny Dale Alexander v. O.L. McCotter Director, of Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Mike Hernandez v. Eddie S. Ylst, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  3. Yellowbear v. Wyoming Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  4. Darrell Martin v. Herman Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, and Mark v. Meierhenry, Attorney General, State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. Little v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998

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