Legal Opinion
Sellars v. Estelle
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 21, 1975No. Civ. A. 73-H-494, 73-H-146PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
SINGLETON, District Judge.
The sole issue to be determined in these habeas corpus petitions involves a question of law, but a brief history of the facts in each petition is necessary in order to fully understand the merits of this cause of action.
CALVIN SELLARS
Petitioner Calvin Sellars was convicted on February 23, 1965, of robbery by firearms; the jury assessed his punishment at death and the court of criminal appeals affirmed his conviction. Sellars v. State, 400 S.W.2d 559 (Tex.Cr.App. 1965). Petitioner then sought habeas corpus relief in the Court of Criminal Appeals…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Sellars v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1977