Legal Opinion
Pleasant v. State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1998No. 97-50147PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Eddie Louis Pleasant seeks federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that he is presently serving a federal sentence that was erroneously enhanced as a result of an invalid 1961 Texas robbery conviction. The district court dismissed Pleasant’s petition on the merits, finding that it was futile in relation to his federal sentence. We vacate the judgment and remand the case to the district court with instructions to dismiss it for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because Pleasant is no longer “in custody” of the State of Texas as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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