Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Hauck
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided May 25, 1965No. Civ. 3542PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, Chief Judge.
On the 19th day of May, 1965, a hearing was held on the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Richard Sawyer on March 31, 1965. The facts are as follows:
On April 2, 1960 petitioner killed his parents, William C. Sawyer and Marjory Sawyer, by shooting them with a gun. At such time he was fifteen years of age, having been bom on August 17, 1944.
On April 5, 1960 a petition was presented to Honorable Joe Frazier Brown, Judge of the 150th Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas, sitting as the Juvenile Court, by the Criminal District Attorney of such County, in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Robert L. DickersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- United States v. DickersonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1958
- Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Ex Parte SawyerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. GibbsIdaho Supreme Court · 1972
- Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- State v. JacksonTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Howard E. Hultin v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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