Legal Opinion
Charles Denton Watson v. Tom Montgomery, Sheriff of Collin County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1970No. 30323PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the denial, after evidentiary hearing, by the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas of the petition of Charles Denton Watson for a writ of habeas corpus. We have ordered the appeal expedited, and it is considered on the record of the proceed*1085ings below and on the comprehensive brief submitted by appellant.1
The appellant was indicted on December 8, 1969 in California state court together with other defendants, on charges of murder and conspiracy in what are known as the Tate-LaBianea cases. Trial of several other defendants is now in progress in California. On…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Munsey v. CloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Hyatt v. People Ex Rel. CorkranSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Drew v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Colcough v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Garrison v. SmithDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1976
- United States Ex Rel. Clarence Tyler v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Mark Brian Price v. Peter J. Pitchess, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Olson v. ThurstonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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