Legal Opinion
George William Huffman v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1969No. 26003_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
This is the second appeal to this Court arising out of Huffman’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. See Huffman v. Beto, 5 Cir. 1967, 382 F.2d 777. The relief sought is from a twenty-five year sentence imposed in June of 1959 by the District Court of Nueces County, Texas, upon a conviction of robbery by assault.
At his first hearing in the United States District Court, Huffman contended that he was denied due process of law by the state in that perjured testimony was used to obtain his conviction, and because his appeal was wrongfully dismissed by the Texas Court of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- The State of Texas and Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Melvin Alexander PaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Huffman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Webb Washington v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- George William Huffman v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Roy L. Malone v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Roy L. Malone v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970