Debs Crawford v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

This appeal from denial of a petition for habeas corpus presents two related issues. First, was petitioner Crawford denied due process of law because the deputy sheriff who testified against him at his state trial was also the custodian of the jury that convicted him under Turner v. State of Louisiana, 1966, 379 U.S. 466, 85 S.Ct. 546, 13 L.Ed.2d 424? Second, if so, is that case to be applied retroactively? Because we reach the merits of petitioner’s appeal and find them wanting, we may assume without deciding that Turner is retroactive. In this framework we hold…