Legal Opinion
Ronnie Escobedo v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1981No. 80-1500PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
The court below dismissed without prejudice Petitioner-Appellant Ronnie Escobedo’s petition for habeas corpus, brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976), for failure to exhaust state remedies. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND LEADING TO THIS APPEAL
In June 1970, Escobedo pleaded guilty in a Texas district court to charges of felony theft; he was sentenced to four years in prison. Escobedo did not appeal, and has served the four-year sentence in full. In October 1977, Escobedo was convicted of burglary after a jury trial in another…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- WILWORDING Et Al. v. SWENSON, WARDENSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Fiswick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Douglas L. Cox v. Warden, Federal Detention Center, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Dilworth v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Ronnie Escobedo v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Grass v. ReitzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
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