Legal Opinion
Charles Branch v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1980No. 80-1515PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Charles Branch, convicted of burglary of a habitation in Texas State Court and sentenced by a jury to 25 years imprisonment, appeals the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He claims four bases for the relief sought: (1) unlawful pretrial identification procedure, (2) improper and prejudicial jury argument by the prosecution, (3) trial upon a fatally defective indictment, and (4) admission of an involuntary confession at his trial.
FACTS
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