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Williams v. Beto

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided October 2, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-H-432PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION

CARL O. BUE, Jr., District Judge.

This petition for a writ of habeas corpus is one of two applications before this Court based upon the same legal issue : the effect of a trial in jail clothing upon a conviction. Consecutive evidentiary hearings were held in this and in a companion case, Dennison v. Beto, Civil Action No. 70-H-702. Both petitions stem from criminal trials conducted in Harris County, Texas, and involve consideration of the alleged local practice of trying certain defendants in jail clothing.

The Factual Background

Petitioner Williams was tried in the 177th…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Robinson v. NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Juan D. Hernandez v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Alberti v. Sheriff of Harris County, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1975
  3. United States v. Bobby Gene CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
  5. Hollins v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1974

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