Legal Opinion
Arthur Houston v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1978No. 76-4242PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
On November 8, 1972, appellant Arthur Houston Jr. was convicted of possession of heroin, a crime under the laws of the state of Texas. The jury which convicted Houston sentenced him to 99 years imprisonment, the maximum sentence allowed for this crime. Houston had never before been convicted of any felony. Houston’s conviction was affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Houston v. State, 506 S.W.2d 907 (Tex.Cr.App.1974). He subsequently filed a state habeas corpus petition; his application for the writ was denied. Finally, in June 1976, he applied for federal…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Francis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Smith v. DigmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by114 opinions
- Robert J. McCarthy v. John Manson, Commissioner of Corrections of the State of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- William Anthony Brooks v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Stephen Roderick McRaeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- William Henry Hance v. Walter D. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Sullivan v. CuylerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
109 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.