Legal Opinion
Thaddeus King, Jr. v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1970No. 28696_1PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal by the State of Texas from a state prisoner’s application for writ of habeas corpus granted by the District Court, Southern District of Texas, on the grounds that the petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial, 305 F.Supp. 636. We affirm. 1
Thaddeus King, Jr., (hereinafter petitioner) was arrested on the night of January 24, 1966, for possession of heroin. Shortly thereafter, petitioner’s aunt contacted an attorney (hereinafter First Attorney) to represent petitioner, and a fee was agreed upon and paid by her. In early February, First Attorney and an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- 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
- Eddie Odom v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Nathaniel Brown v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Marvin Roberts v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Millard Robert Beasley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- John Lewis Washington v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Terry Lee Goodwin v. Charles Balkcom, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. McArthur Edwards, AKA Edwards McArthur and Charles Darnell WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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