Legal Opinion
Thomas J. Piper, Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1973No. 73-2320PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Per curiam
The instant appeal arises from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus. While on parole from a 1961 Texas conviction, Thomas J. Piper was charged by the State of Texas with robbery by assault. A separate federal prosecution for violations of the firearms registration laws grew out of the same activity. Piper was convicted and sentenced on both the state and federal charges. Texas, which had revoked Piper’s parole immediately after his arrest on the robbery charge, released him to federal custody to permit him to begin serving the firearms sentence. Thereafter, a detainer was filed with federal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jack Shields v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Willard Junior Chunn v. J. J. Clark, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- James E. Bilton, Jr. v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Van Ray Mills v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Thomas Scott Delong v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
3Cited by65 opinions
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- Vega v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Charles A. Johnson v. J. Williford, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center United States Parole Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- State v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- United States v. Ronald Lewis DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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