Legal Opinion
Johnnie Thomas v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1970No. 27552_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas denying petitioner’s application for writ of habeas corpus. On April 26, 1960, petitioner pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with the felony offense of theft over the value of fifty dollars, with two prior convictions alleged for enhancement. Petitioner, an indigent, was represented by a court-appointed attorney and was tried before a jury. He was found guilty, and pursuant to the Texas Enhancement Statute was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. No…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida v. Clarence SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Richard E. Byrd v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by16 opinions
- Amos Lumpkin v. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Vera Jackson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Glenn Earl Martin v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Jimmy Ray Bonds, Appellant-Petitioner v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, Appellee-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Jimmy Ray Bonds v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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