Robert Chester Galloway v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Galloway was charged in Texas state court with murder, including both murder with malice and murder without malice, as a result of a nightclub slaying. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty of murder without malice, which carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in Texas. The verdict was silent as to the charge of murder with malice.
Galloway requested, in accordance with Texas procedure, 1 that his sentence be fixed by the jury which had found him guilty. After several hours of deliberation the jury, still unable to agree on punishment, was discharged by the…
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2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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