Legal Opinion

Roland Tyler v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 19, 1968No. 24348_1PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

The appellant is here in forma pauperis and on a certificate of probable cause. With the assistance of court appointed counsel he seeks reversal of the Judgment of the District Court denying the writ of habeas corpus after an evidentiary hearing and the reception of written briefs for the parties. We affirm.

The following constitutes a fair résumé of what the record reveals as to the history of this appellant:

1910 Born, Jefferson County, Texas.

Eighth Grade Education.

1930 Twice convicted of burglary.

1933 Convicted of burglary and theft.

1935 Convicted of burglary and theft.

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Hawk v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Edgar Labat and Clifton Alton Poret v. Robert B. Bennett, Acting Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  4. Huey R. Lee v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. United States v. Leroy KendrickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr., (Decoster Iii)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. Frank Hayes, Dorothy Foley Hayes and Alice BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  3. William Foxworth v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Robert v. Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. Joe Pedrero v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Dept. Of Offender Rehabilitation, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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