Legal Opinion
Enrique Tijerina v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1982No. 81-1111PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Sua sponte, the Court withdraws its prior opinion dated August 13,1982, 682 F.2d 504 (5th Cir.) (per curiam) and renders the following opinion.
Enrique Tijerina filed this habeas corpus proceeding seeking release from his confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections, which resulted from his conviction for the unlawful delivery of heroin. The case was referred to a magistrate and the magistrate recommended that relief be denied. Thereafter, the district court reviewed all of the state and federal records together with the magistrate’s report and entered an order…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- United States v. Augustin Carrillo-Morales, Carlos Prado-Yepez, Pedro Gallegos, Jr., and Rudy Louis AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- David Dene Martin v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, and William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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