Legal Opinion
Harrell King v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1970No. 29297PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
We have directed the Clerk to place this case on the Summary Calendar in accordance with Fifth Circuit Rule 18.
Harrell King appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
April 10, 1951, the petitioner-appellant was convicted and sentenced to death by a jury for murder with malice. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed that conviction. King v. State, 1951, 156 Tex.Cr.R. 508, 243 S.W.2d 846. March 1952 the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
The petitioner-appellant sought habeas corpus relief in the state trial court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Charlie H. Scarbrough v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Jimmy A. Foster v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- William B. Donlavey v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- McGarrity v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
- Emilio Casias v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Diggs v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
- Cloud v. LouisianaDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Edward N. Jackson v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Ga. State Prison, Reidsville, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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