Legal Opinion
Paul Woods v. The State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1968No. 26021_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Paul Woods, a prisoner of the State of Texas, appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus. We affirm.
The appellant is serving a sentence of ninety-nine years for the offense of murder with malice. The judgment was affirmed upon direct appeal, Woods v. State, 152 Tex.Cr.R. 525, 215 S.W.2d 334 (1948), and the appellant has otherwise exhausted his state postconviction remedies.
The District Court appointed counsel for the appellant and held an evidentiary hearing on the merits of his contentions, at which the appellant and the two investigating officers testified. Habeas relief was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- James C. Dillard v. Lynn Bomar, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- Charlie H. Scarbrough v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Collins v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1965
- Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Burdick v. AllgoodDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. ColeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Lennard Coley and Paul Dabney Scogin, No. 30139 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Flores v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1997
- Siwakowski v. BetoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972