Legal Opinion
Eugene Welch v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1966No. 22185_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, District Judge:
This case has a lengthy history. In order to unravel the issues presented, the case history in both the state and the federal courts must be related in detail.
Appellant Eugene Welch was tried in the District Court of Grayson County, -Texas, convicted and sentenced to death for the brutal killing of Robert Wayne Ballou. Welch, a Negro adult, committed the murder of Ballou, a white minor, at Ballou’s family home on June 10, 1962, while robbing the Ballou family. Welch was indicted for murder on June 18, 1962. On August 11, 1962, two attorneys from Grayson County, Texas,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States Ex Rel. Smith v. BaldiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Solesbee v. BalkcomSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Elizalde v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Ex Parte BrisenoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas and the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Archie W. Willeford v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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