Legal Opinion
Jack G. Neal v. The State of Texas, James A. Lynaugh
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1989No. 88-6025PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Claiming violations of his rights to the assistance of counsel and to due process, Jack G. Neal, a Texas state prisoner, appeals the rejection of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for federal habeas relief. Finding no constitutional infirmity, we affirm.
Background
Neal served as district attorney of the Eighth Judicial District of Texas from January 2, 1973 until December 31, 1976. On September 13, 1976 the state comptroller issued to Neal a warrant in the amount of $7,000 for payment of salaries of investigators and secretaries employed by the district attorney’s office.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Frank Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Rivera v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
- Commonwealth v. MolinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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