Legal Opinion
Tommy N. Greer v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1962No. 19444PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Tommy N. Greer, was convicted of the offense of burglary in the Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas, in 1956. He appealed his conviction to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, the highest court in Texas having criminal jurisdiction, and his conviction was affirmed. On October 16, 1957, that court in a written opinion overruled Greer’s Motion for Rehearing. On June 21, 1960, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied Greer’s Application for the Writ of Habeas Corpus. The order denying the application is reported in Greer v. State, 165…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Joseph Hobbs, Jr. v. Vernon L. Pepersack, Warden of the Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Devandlis Wiggins v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Leo Daniel Luton v. The State of Texas, and H. E. Moore, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Greer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Alevizos v. Metropolitan Air. Com'n of Mpls. & St. P.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- Brown v. HeydDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- White v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1963
- Greer v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1964