Legal Opinion
Jerry Wayne Trussell v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1983No. 81-1381PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN V. PARKER, District Judge:
Petitioner, a state prison inmate, invokes the jurisdiction of the federal courts under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for review of his trial and conviction by the state of Texas of the crime of aggravated robbery. The district court denied petitioner’s application for writ of habeas corpus.
Although petitioner attacks his conviction from several different directions, his basic complaint regarding his trial is that a police “offense report” relating to a pretrial lineup was not admitted into evidence.
Careful review of the record reveals that there is no merit to any of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Robert Allen, Cross-Appellant v. T.L. Morris, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Commonwealth v. DrewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Gerald H. Irving v. Morris Thigpen, Charles J. Jackson, and Eddie LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Jimmy F. Smith v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- James Banks, Jr. v. John M. McGouganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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