Legal Opinion
Rudy Gonzales v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1971No. 30918PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
Rudy Gonzales appeals from the denial of the writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.
On April 12, 1961, Rudy Gonzales, represented by counsel, was tried in the District Court of Dawson County, Texas, for the murder of Herman L. Curtis. Evidence showed that Gonzales transported two others to a filling station knowing that they were going to rob it. One of them killed Curtis by shooting him twice in the chest with a .22 caliber rifle. Gonzales was convicted by the jury,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Clyde Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. CompagnaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Charles Basil Pekar v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Frank Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Alexander RobbinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Donald Elvin Fountain, United States of America v. Gordon Alva LangfordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Lawrence Murphy, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Gonzales v. Beto, Corrections DirectorSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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