Legal Opinion
David A. Davis v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1976No. 73--3721PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
On October 14, 1974, we remanded this case to the district court for the purpose of holding an evidentiary hearing to determine whether counsel was present at petitioner’s 1949 sentencing on a state conviction for theft. Davis v. Estelle, 502 F.2d 523 (5th Cir. 1974). The 1949 conviction, along with a 1963 federal conviction for forgery and passing a Government treasury check, was used to obtain a mandatory life sentence on a 1966 conviction for theft and fraudulently concealing stolen personal property. Confined under this mandatory life sentence, Davis attacked the…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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3Cited by73 opinions
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