Legal Opinion

Carl Junior Hackathorn v. J.E. (Bill) Decker

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 24, 1967No. 23032PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEST, District Judge:

Appellant, Carl Junior Hackathorn, a Texas state prisoner, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, denying his petition for a writ of ha-beas corpus. In his Specification of Errors he assigns five alleged errors as a basis for this appeal, i. e., that (1) the first of four confessions given by petitioner was obtained without his having been advised of his right to counsel; (2) he was denied due process in connection with proof of the voluntariness of his confessions; (3) the State’s attorney suppressed evidence…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  2. People v. GladneyColorado Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. Johnny R. Martinez v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Walter Darrell Morris v. Otto C. Boles, Warden of the West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  5. United States v. Efrain Medina A/K/A Frank MedinaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977

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