Legal Opinion
Marvin Fred Bauer v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1970No. 28633_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by a Texas state prisoner. 1 Two aunts of appellant were murdered in their ranch home in 1960. Appellant was the foreman of the ranch and lived in a house separate and apart from the home of his aunts but on the same ranch. He was convicted of murdering one of his aunts and received a life sentence. He was never tried on the charge of murdering the other aunt. No state court appeal was taken.
Appellant originally sought collateral relief in the state trial court on two grounds. The first was that the wills of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- James Leo Huth v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ambry D. Allen, Jr. v. Leroy Stynchcombe, Sheriff, Fulton County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Johnny Leo Hill v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
3Cited by3 opinions
- Cleveland Hollingshead v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- James Richardson v. The State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Keith L. Shank v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970