Legal Opinion
Browne v. Estelle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1977No. 76-4409PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
The petition for certificate of probable cause is granted, leave to appeal in forma pauperis is granted, and the appeal is or*1245dered to be docketed. The decision of the district court is AFFIRMED.1
Plaintiffs seek to pursue a “class action habeas corpus” case on behalf of some 75 Texas state prisoners who are imprisoned pursuant to the Texas recidivist statute, T.C.A. Penal Code § 12.42(d).
In Capuchino v. Estelle, 506 F.2d 440 (CA5), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 842, 96 S.Ct. 75, 46 L.Ed.2d 62 (1975), we considered whether the Texas statute, then Art. 63, T.P.C., imposed upon Capuchino punishment so…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dewey Hart v. Ira M. Coiner, Warden of the West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Jesse Capuchino v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Howard St. Jules v. Oscar SavageCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
3Cited by3 opinions
- William James Rummel v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Enoch Dickinson v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Browne v. EstelleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977