Legal Opinion
Don H. Weaver v. State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1972No. 71-2996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is taken from an order of the District Court denying two petitions for habeas corpus which were consolidated below. Petitioner, Don H. Weaver, was convicted in Texas state courts on July 14, 1970, for burglary with intent to commit theft. He is presently serving a 12-year sentence following his conviction; however, his appeal from that conviction is pending in a Texas appellate court.
Weaver is not here attacking his present conviction and sentence. Rather, in the first petition he attacks a 1956 conviction for forgery; in the second, a 1955 conviction for forgery. Both convictions…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Otis Loper v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Torance C. Jackson v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- George Brown, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, No. 71-1987 Summary Calendar. (1) Rule 18, 5th Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5th Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Edward Eugene Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973