Legal Opinion
Jesse Luna v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1967No. 23813_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
Luna was convicted in the Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas, of the offense of selling heroin and was sentenced to imprisonment for 25 years. The judgment of conviction was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.1 As shown in the opinion of that court, the sale of the narcotic drug was alleged to have been made to John William Gober, an ex-convict. That opinion details how Gober was the principal witness for the State and his testimony as to effecting the sale was corroborated by officers Hightower and McMannes, who observed him from a distance…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Burge v. Parish of St. TammanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Brown v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Jesse Luna v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Ferd Allen v. Paul B. Johnson, Individually and as Governor and State Election Commissioner of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Perez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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