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Dixon v. Beto

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided November 25, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 70-H-643PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SINGLETON, District Judge.

Memorandum and Order:

On January 9, 1970, when Danny Dixon, petitioner herein, appeared before the State 12th District Court with retained counsel, he pled guilty to an assortment of charges — burglary, theft, robbery by assault and by firearm — and received a sentence of thirty-five years imprisonment. Petitioner seeks to have that judgment and sentence set aside in this application for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 et seq. His sole *2contention is that the state court “refused all attempts by me in-time and out-of-time to appeal and finally refused…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  2. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cassady v. United Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1974
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  3. Figueroa v. TrumpDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2020
  4. Thorbus v. BetoDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1971

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