Frederick Lee Hicks v. Sheriff Clarence Jones

The district court’s denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed because petitioner has not exhausted his available state remedies. 1 We pretermit any decision on the merits of his petition. 28 U.S.C. § 2254; Loren v. Texas, 440 F.2d 1182 (5th Cir. 1971); Carpenter v. Beto, 421 F.2d 847 (5th Cir. 1970); Wheeler v. Beto, 407 F.2d 816 (5th Cir. 1969).

Affirmed.

1. Although the appellant’s petition for habeas corpus was received and filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, it appears that he originally intended to file it in…