John Franklin Burns v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

371 F.2d 598

John Franklin BURNS, Appellant,

v.

Dr. George BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

No. 23201.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 1966.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1967.

J. R. Ramsey, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Sam R. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Houston, Tex., Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, RIVES, Circuit Judge, and CHOATE, District Judge.

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

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Burns, the appellant, is confined in the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, Texas, under sentence of death. Upon his…