Legal Opinion
McGarrity v. Beto
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 21, 1971No. Civ. A. 69-H-118PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NOEL, District Judge.
Petitioner was arrested March 2, 1959, and charged with statutory rape of a 12 year old female child. He was indicted March 9, 1959, and later tried by a jury. On December 2, 1959, he was found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison. A notice of appeal was not filed, and a transcript of the trial was never prepared.
Shortly after his son’s arrest, petitioner’s father retained counsel to represent his son. Thereafter petitioner and his father became dissatisfied with counsel and discharged him. On September 15, 1959, petitioner and his father retained…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Michael A. Mayola v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Robert v. Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Mayola v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Vessels v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1973
- Thomas Picken McGarrity v. Dr. George J. Beto, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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