Legal Opinion
Randolph Wayne Johnston v. W. J. Estelle, Director Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1977No. 75-3599PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
From the judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of Texas denying, without an evidentiary hearing, his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 habeas corpus petition, Randolph Wayne Johnston appeals to this Court.
On January 7,1954, petitioner, represented by retained counsel, entered pleas of guilty in the 29th Judicial District Court, Hood County, Texas to three counts of burglary and to one count of felony theft. Johnston received a 12 year sentence on each burglary count and a four year sentence on the theft count. Each sentence was to be served consecutively. No…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Archie W. Willeford v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Archie Pringle v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Jack Howard Potts v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Jack Howard Potts v. Sam AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- McCoy Jamerson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Francois v. WainwrightDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1985
- Jack Howard Potts v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Jack Howard Potts v. Sam AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981