Legal Opinion
Thomas Allen Moran v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1979No. 78-3401PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Thomas Moran seeks reversal of the judgment of the district court denying habeas corpus relief from a 30 — year sentence for robbery imposed by a Texas jury. The asserted error involves the presentation to the jury of evidence of a 1963 Louisiana conviction to enhance appellant’s punishment for the robbery conviction. Appellant asserts that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel in the 1963 case and, therefore, that evidence of the conviction should not have been heard by the Texas jury. The state contends that appellant is foreclosed from…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Raymond Walker, Cross-Appellant v. Ted Engle, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Willie Jasper Darden v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Carolyn Sue Blake v. Roderic H. Katter and Steven R. KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- William Thompson, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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