Legal Opinion
Walter Thomas, Jr. v. James E. Decker, Sheriff, Dallas County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1970No. 29718_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the petition of a Texas state convict for the writ of habeas corpus. We vacate and remand.
Walter Thomas, the petitioner, is serving a 99-year sentence for robbery by assault, having been convicted upon trial by jury. Thomas v. State, Tex.Cr.App.1970, 451 S.W.2d 907.
In his habeas petition Thomas alleges that he was subjected to an illegal search and seizure and that he was forced to participate in a pre-trial lineup without benefit of counsel. The district court denied relief for failure to exhaust state remedies.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Thornton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Robert Earl Williams v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by12 opinions
- Joe Cephas Singleton v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Julius Hairston v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Shuler v. WainwrightDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1972
- Donald Harold Bartz v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Walter Thomas, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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