Legal Opinion
Estelle v. Dorrough
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 14, 1975No. 74-479Published
1Opinion of the Court
420 U.S. 534 (1975)
ESTELLE, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR
v.
DORROUGH.
No. 74-479.
Supreme Court of United States.
Decided March 17, 1975.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.
2Per curiam
Respondent Jerry Mack Dorrough was convicted in 1963 in a Texas District Court of robbery and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 25 years. After he was sentenced and had filed an appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, he escaped from the Dallas County jail by stealing a federal mail truck. He was recaptured two days after his escape. After his recapture, the Texas…
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3Cases cited38 opinions
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- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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