Eugene Washington, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Washington appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 petition for habeas relief. Washington and an accomplice were found guilty of robbing the Credit Auto Sales in Dallas, Texas and absconding with approximately $500 in cash and a wristwatch belonging to one of the partners— James R. Laney. Washington, who was apprehended shortly after the robbery, made an oral confession admitting the crime and the location of a pawn ticket which was ultimately redeemed for the stolen watch. Five days after Washington’s arrest, Laney identified him in a pre-trial…