Thomas Eggleston, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

We review the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief sought on grounds that the Bexar County, Texas, grand jury which indicted the petitioner for murder with malice was selected in a manner that resulted in underrepresen-tation of identifiable minority groups and of women in violation of the due process and equal protection clauses of the United States Constitution.

The petitioner, a black man, Thomas Eggleston, was indicted by a Bexar County, Texas, grand jury on February 23, 1966, for murder with malice. He was convicted in a jury trial upon his not guilty…