Legal Opinion
Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1983No. 81-1498PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*766E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge.
Prado McGee, Jr., an habitual criminal, is serving a life sentence in the state of Texas after his conviction in 1977 for a third degree felony enhanced by two prior felony convictions, in 1960 for theft and in 1969 for burglary.1 McGee’s conviction was affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in an unreported per curiam opinion. He then filed an application for a state writ of habeas corpus on the basis that his 1960 conviction was void for purposes of enhancement because he was denied assistance of counsel at the sentencing phase of that trial and was…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Cornell Fitzpatrick v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Saldano v. CockrellDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2003
- Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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