Legal Opinion
Bryant Williams Bowles, Jr. v. The State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1966No. 22939PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Bryant W. Bowles, Jr., was convicted in August of 1958 of the murder of his brother-in-law, Earl Harvey. He was sentenced by the District Court of Hardin County, Texas, to confinement in the state penitentiary for life. He filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in June of 1964. After a full hearing, at which appellant was represented by counsel, the petition was denied. A certificate of probable cause was issued by this Court, and this appeal is prosecuted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253.
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Clyde Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Alcorta v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Robert Eddie Louis Jackson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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