Robert v. Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

483 F.2d 1031

Robert V. BRUCE, Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

W. J. ESTELLE, Director, Texas Department of Corrections,

Respondent-Appellee.

No. 72-2641.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

Sept. 6, 1973.

Michael Anthony Maness, court-appointed, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Lonny Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEWIN and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges.

GEWIN, Circuit Judge.

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In this case, we are once again confronted with the difficult task of reviewing the question whether a state prisoner is entitled to a writ of habeas…