Legal Opinion
Jimmy C. Johnson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1968No. 23532_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal, in forma pauperis, from the denial by the District Court for the Southern District of Texas without an evidentiary hearing of appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Appellant is attacking his separate convictions on two charges of robbery with firearms. In both cases he was found guilty after trials before a jury on pleas of not guilty. He was represented by counsel at the trials. Both convictions were affirmed on appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See Johnson v. State, 170 Tex.Cr.R. 173, 339 S.W.2d 214 (1960); Johnson v. State,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by31 opinions
- People v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Cramer v. FahnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Martis C. Scalf v. John E. Bennett, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- William Johnson, Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Grecco v. O'LoneDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1987
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