Legal Opinion
Jesse Capuchino v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1975No. 74-1689PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
Jesse Capuchino was convicted in 1964 by a Texas state jury of possession of narcotics paraphernalia. With two prior non-capital felonies used for enhancement, he received a life sentence pursuant to then Article 63 of the Vernon’s Ann. Texas Penal Code (repealed January 1, 1974), now V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 12.42(d). The conviction was affirmed on direct appeal, Capuchino v. State, 389 S.W.2d 296 (Tex.Crim.App.1965), cert. denied, 386 U.S. 928, 87 S.Ct. 869, 17 L.Ed.2d 800 (1967). Here Capuchino appeals from a judgment of the district court denying his petition for habeas corpus relief. He…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Dewey Hart v. Ira M. Coiner, Warden of the West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- John J. Breen v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Clarence D. Rogers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by14 opinions
- William James Rummel v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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- Baymon v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
- Brown v. ParrattDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1976
- George Brown, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Correction, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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