Legal Opinion
Jerry Leon Patterson v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1974No. 73-3062PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Jerry Leon Patterson, a prisoner in the custody of the appellee, serving a life sentence for the theft of cattle, seeks reversal of an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Patterson was arrested on March 7, 1962, and on the same day he made and signed a confession. He was convicted on November 27, 1962. During the trial, pursuant to an order of the court, Patterson was handcuffed and chained. The confession was introduced in evidence. No appeal was taken from the conviction and sentence.
On February 25, 1970, more than…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Donald Dee Collier v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- William Tyrone Harris v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Herschel J. Giles v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, No. 30593 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5th Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. FinchWashington Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. BillupsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Robert Wilkerson v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, and Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- State v. StewartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Gammage v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
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