Legal Opinion
Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Michael D. Conley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1968No. 24907_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is from a judgment granting habeas corpus to Conley, a State prisoner convicted of felony theft, and having been twice previously convicted of felonies, under mandatory life sentence as an habitual criminal as provided by Article 63 of the Vernon’s Ann.Texas Penal Code. 1
Conley’s trial and conviction in the State court took place on July 22, 1964, just one month after the Supreme Court’s decision in Escobedo v. Illinois, 1964, 378 U.S. 478, 84 S.Ct. 1758, 12 L.Ed.2d 977, but long before Miranda v. Arizona, 1966, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694. Conley filed a petition…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- The State of Texas and Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Melvin Alexander PaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Conley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
3Cited by13 opinions
- William Napoleon Boyer v. City of OrlandoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Dean Rene Peters v. Jack T. Rutledge, Sheriff and Jailer of Muscogee County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Ben Herbert Phelper v. Bill Decker, Sheriff of Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- George W. Milton v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Arthur E. Stepp v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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