Legal Opinion
George James Cook v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1970No. 28741_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
George James Cook appeals from the district court’s denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of his petition for habeas corpus. We affirm the judgment below. 1
The appellant is confined by virtue of a sentence of life imprisonment which was imposed on January 15, 1962, by the Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas, following his conviction upon trial by jury of robbery by assault, and with a prior conviction for felony theft alleged and established for enhancement. Upon direct appeal, the judgment was affirmed. Cook v. State, Tex.Cr.App.1963, 366 S.W.2d 582.
The appellant contends that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- James Leo Huth v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. WardSupreme Court of Kansas · 2011
- Jerry Lane Jurek v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Parr v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
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