Legal Opinion
Robert Eddie Louis Jackson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1970No. 29053_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
This habeas corpus appeal is concerned with the efforts of the State of Texas, hitherto unsuccessful, to enforce its penalty against Robert Eddie Louis Jackson upon his conviction of a particularly heinous murder. The District Court denied habeas relief and we affirm.
The record, Jackson v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 403 S.W.2d 145, shows that on January 25, 1964, now over six years ago, Jackson shot and killed Mathew Bowie and his wife, Mrs. Preatha Bowie. The motive was robbery. Mr. Bowie had recently sold a large number of livestock. Mrs. Bowie was shot six times, and it was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Maxwell v. BishopSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Spence v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Robert Eddie Louis Jackson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
3Cited by7 opinions
- James Lee Marion v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- James Lee Marion v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Robert Eddie Louis Jackson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, No.29053Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Ronald Clark O'Bryan v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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