Legal Opinion
Collins v. Beto
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 23, 1965No. Civ. A. 65-H-592PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, District Judge.
The petitioner, James E. Collins, a prisoner in state custody, has applied to this court for leave to file in forma pau-peris a petition for the writ of habeas corpus.
His application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in this court only, and the clerk is directed to file the petition.
Petitioner complains of his conviction for car theft and habitual criminal activity in the 4th Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas, in July 1963. His claim that his detention is in violation of his constitutional rights is based on three allegations:
1. There was an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Goldsby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Beavers v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- James C. Dillard v. Lynn Bomar, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- United States Ex Rel. Kassin v. MulliganSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Application of BuccheriCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967
- Pappillion v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1966
- Burdick v. AllgoodDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Paul Woods v. The State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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