Legal Opinion

Jenke v. Heard

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided April 9, 1974No. Civ. A. No. 73-H-46Published

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Opinion

SINGLETON, District Judge.

This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus by a state prisoner. 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner being an indigent, this court granted him leave to proceed in forma pauperis under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and appointed an attorney to represent him.

Petitioner is in state custody pursuant to a final conviction1 entered in Cause No. 159,686 by the 180th District Court of Harris County, Texas, on July 6, 1971. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. Jenke v. State, 487 S.W.2d 347 (Tex.Cr.App.1972). Petitioner did not seek habeas corpus…

2Cases cited5 opinions

Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
Torcaso v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
Craig v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
Jenke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
Reggie Clayton Madeley v. C. v. Kern, Sheriff of Harris County, and the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974