Legal Opinion
Dumont v. Estelle
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 22, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-H-1663PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order:
SINGLETON, District Judge.
On March 26, 1965, Donald V. Dumont, the petitioner here, was convicted of possession of heroin. The jury assessed his punishment at life imprisonment. He filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, alleging the grounds brought here, in the convicting court. The petition was denied October 17, 1972. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied the writ on December 19, 1972. Petitioner has thus exhausted his state remedies.
On July 25, 1973, a hearing was held on the question in this court. Petitioner contends that he is illegally restrained and that his…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by2 opinions
- James L. Cobbs v. Carl Robinson, Warden, Connecticut State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Donald v. Dumont v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975