Legal Opinion
Willie Jenkins v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1971No. 71-1237_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Human nature being what it is, the metamorphosis which underlies the present controversy is not uncommon. After an evidentiary hearing, the court below denied the habeas corpus petition of a prisoner of the State of Texas who, after 7 years of imprisonment, would now disavow an agreeable plea bargain that got him a lengthy sentence on a charge which carried the death penalty. We affirm. 1
The judgment attacked was a conviction for murder with malice in the 174th District Court of Harris County, Texas, upon a voluntary plea of guilty. The petitioner was sentenced in 1960 to serve a term of 99…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Jerry Bradford Cox, United States of America v. Doss Foreman, Jr., United States of America v. Maurice RoseCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Florencio SepeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Marvin Farmer v. E. B. Caldwell, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Eugene F. Earin v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Albert Ray Roberts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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