Legal Opinion
Hollis v. Ellis
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 28, 1961No. Civ. A. 13575PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, District Judge.
This supplements Memorandum entered May 23, 1961.
This is the third petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in this court by J. H. Hollis, a prisoner in state custody. 1 In his current application petitioner raises two new contentions: (1) Negroes have been intentionally and systematically excluded from grand and petit juries in Van Zandt County, Texas; and (2) petitioner was sentenced without aid and presence of counsel.
Pursuant to a request of this court of May 23, 1961, the parties have stipulated as follows:
“1. The Petitioner, J. H. Hollis, is a member of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Luther Bailey v. Lee Henslee, Superintendent of Arkansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison System, and State of Texas v. Merle Wayne EllisorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Billy Joe Houston, Relator v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison SystemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Otis Loper v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- In re EllisorDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1956
3Cited by12 opinions
- Robert William Losieau v. Maurice H. Sigler, Warden, Nebraska State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Bokulich v. Jury Commission of Greene County, AlabamaDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1968
- Evans v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Blauvelt v. HolmanDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1964
- Boggess v. BolesDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1966
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