Legal Opinion
King v. Beto
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 6, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 67-H-901PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
SINGLETON, District Judge.
This is an application for habeas corpus filed by petitioner, Thaddeus King, *637seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 et seq.
On October 10, 1966, petitioner was convicted in Criminal District Court No. 4, Harris County, Texas, on a charge of unlawful possession of heroin. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed on June 21, 1967. King v. State, 416 S.W.2d 823 (Tex.Cr.App.1967). Petitioner’s motion for rehearing was thereafter denied on July 26, 1967.
After that, petitioner applied for habeas corpus in the convicting court where he was denied…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Avery v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Thaddeus King, Jr. v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Meeks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Nelson v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- Santillan v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1974
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