Robert Eddie Louis Jackson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, No.29053

BY THE COURT:

On January 25, 1964, during the perpetration of a robbery, Robert Eddie Louis Jackson, the petitioner-appellant, shot and killed Matthew Bowie and his wife. He was convicted of the murder of Mrs. Bowie and sentenced to death. The record also showed that while fleeing from pursuing officers Jackson wrecked his car and killed yet a third person.

Upon the original conviction, the Supreme Court denied certiorari, Jackson v. Texas, 385 U.S. 938, 87 S.Ct. 301, 17 L.Ed.2d 217 (1966).

The remaining history of efforts to bring Jackson’s case to a final termination is recited in our prior…