Legal Opinion
Gene Olwyn Meyer v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1980No. 79-3100PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Meyer appeals the denial of his 28 U.S. C.A. § 2254 petition for habeas relief. Following a prosecution resulting in a hung jury, Meyer was retried and convicted by a Texas State Court of the May 6, 1966 robbery by assault of a Shell Oil Company service station. Enhanced by two prior felony convictions, he received a life sentence as an habitual offender. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. Meyer v. State, 416 S.W.2d 415 (Tex.Cr.App. 1967). He exhausted his state remedies and filed the instant action. After an evidentiary hearing at which he appeared pro se,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Glenn S. Passman v. Frank Blackburn, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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