Legal Opinion
Joseph Taylor v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1968No. 24906PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant is presently serving a life sentence in the Texas state penitentiary for the offense of murder with malice to which he pleaded guilty on June 25,1964.
Appellant alleges in his habeas petition that his plea of guilty was the result of an allegedly coerced confession and that he had ineffective assistance of counsel. While there may be merit to these contentions, it is apparent on the face of appellant’s petition that he has failed to exhaust available state remedies. Before he can receive a federal determination on the merits of his petition, he is required by Title 28, U.S.C.,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Williams Natural Gas Co. v. City of Oklahoma CityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Clifford Darrell Carroll v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Lloyd F. Sheehan v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by8 opinions
- William Napoleon Boyer v. City of OrlandoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Dean Rene Peters v. Jack T. Rutledge, Sheriff and Jailer of Muscogee County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Ben Herbert Phelper v. Bill Decker, Sheriff of Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Emmitt Monroe Spencer v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Harris Percy Wynn v. Samuel L. Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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