Legal Opinion
Julius Corpus v. Dr. George J. Beto
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1973No. 72-1478PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Julius Corpus was convicted by a jury in a Texas state court of unlawfully possessing a narcotic drug. After an unsuccessful appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1 petitioner sought habeas relief in federal district court contending (1) that the prosecution knowingly acquiesced in the use of false testimony, (2) that the trial court erroneously refused to allow defense counsel to impeach the main prosecution witness, 2 and (3) that the trial court erred in admitting testimony concerning the prior use of narcotics by petitioner. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Jesse Luna v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Steel Hill Development, Inc. v. Town of SanborntonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Doyle Edward Skillern v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Frank Hills v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Nettles v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Jordan W. Anderson and Clyde W. Anderson v. Ross Maggio, Acting Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Tommy McNeal v. William Hollowell, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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