Legal Opinion
Nathaniel Brown v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1967No. 23821PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This habeas proceeding involves (1) the prisoner’s challenge to his commitment under two sentences when, if either is valid, he would not be entitled to immediate release; (2) the validity of a plea of guilty that apparently resulted from a plea agreement between the prisoner and the prosecutor; (3) a general charge that the prisoner’s attorney was incompetent. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the petition for habeas corpus.
I
In August 1960 in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas, the petitioner, Nathaniel Brown, was charged in two indictments with the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- J. Paul Shelton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by95 opinions
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- Limmie West, III v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Vincent E. Scott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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