Legal Opinion
Vera Jackson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1978No. 77-2614PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Vera Jackson appeals from the district court’s denial of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was based on the alleged failure of the trial court and appointed counsel to inform Jackson of her right to appeal from a 1945 Texas state conviction for murder with malice, and counsel’s failure to request a change of venue. The district court denied habeas relief without an evidentiary hearing, holding: (1) that the state habeas corpus court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law were conclusive in this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, (2) that petitioner received the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Perry Goodwin v. S. Lamont Smith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Leon Hamilton v. John C. Watkins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Johnnie Thomas v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Neil Estes Scott v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Hudson v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Washington v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Ronald Allen Smith v. Jack McCormick Warden, Montana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Michael J. Paprskar v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Justin Lee May v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Robert O. McDonnell v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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