Legal Opinion
Freddie Richardson v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1985No. 84-1749PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
We decide here that a Texas inmate seeking federal habeas relief has not exhausted his state remedies when, in directly appealing his state criminal conviction, he failed to petition the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for review of his conviction, notwithstanding that petitions for review of convictions before that court are accepted only on a discretionary basis. Because Richardson failed to do so, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of his petition for failure to exhaust state remedies and now require him to pursue state habeas relief, Tex.Code…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Ayala v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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3Cited by159 opinions
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- Larry Lee Bledsue v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Kenneth Wayne Dupuy v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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