Legal Opinion
Foley Ford Gephart v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1971No. 30449_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GROOMS, District Judge:
This case is before us on an appeal challenging the action of the trial court in granting appellee habeas corpus relief.
Appellee Gephart was convicted of the offense of statutory rape upon a girl of eight years of age. The jury imposed a death sentence. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas on February 27, 1952. Gephart v. State, 157 Tex.Cr.R. 414, 249 S.W.2d 612. His sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
Appellee unsuccessfully sought habeas relief from the convicting court and from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Perez v. LedesmaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Stefanelli v. MinardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Gephart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Johns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
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3Cited by16 opinions
- 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
- Finis Smith Blankenship v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director of Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Parker v. SwensonDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1971
- Hollis Earl Woods v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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