Legal Opinion
Bentford Earl Starling, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1981No. 80-2108PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Bentford Earl Starling, Jr. appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Starling pled guilty to murder in Texas state court and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Starling lists the same claims attacking his conviction in his pro se petition which he exhausted in the Texas state courts. The district court adopted the findings and recommendations of the United States magistrate and denied relief on all grounds. We affirm.
In his petition, Starling attacks his conviction on four grounds. 1…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. RaddatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Joseph Thorton Louis v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Willie George Reese v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Roger Dale Ryals v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Fletcher Thomas Mann v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Dodd v. WilliamsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983