Horace Berry Jordan v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent

Horace Berry Jordan was convicted of armed robbery in state court. On March 23, 1972, Jordan was sentenced to fifty years’ imprisonment. Jordan’s conviction was affirmed in Jordan v. State, 500 S.W.2d 638 (Tex.Cr.App.1973). Jordan petitioned for state habeas relief based on the introduction at trial of evidence obtained by an allegedly illegal search. The state trial court recommended that the conviction be vacated, but the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied relief in an unwritten opinion. Jordan subsequently filed for federal habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On June 4, 1976,…