Legal Opinion
Charles Wallace Brooks v. State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1967No. 24043PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from denial of the writ of habeas corpus. Brooks was convicted on a jury’s verdict on October 26, 1964, in the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, Texas, of assault with intent to rape. 1 His conviction was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas on January 19, 1966. 2 That court denied his applications for habeas corpus on March 25, 1966 and April 29, 1966. Thus, he has exhausted the remedies available in the courts of Texas. See 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254.
His application for habeas corpus to the federal district court asserted many grounds. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Willis v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by100 opinions
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. PaleniusUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
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