Legal Opinion
William A. Adkins v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1972No. 72-1767PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the district court denial of a habeas petition. The petitioner, William A. Adkins, is presently serving a life sentence as a result of a Texas conviction of murder with malice. In his habeas petition filed in the federal district court the petitioner alleged that his murder conviction is constitutionally infirm for the following reasons: (1) the alleged murder weapon, a knife, was secured as a result of an illegal search and seizure; (2) the petitioner was not taken before a magistrate, as required by Texas law, after his arrest without a warrant; (3) the evidence…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- John C. Fulford v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Joe Y. Gamez v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- William C. Becker v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by6 opinions
- Jordan W. Anderson and Clyde W. Anderson v. Ross Maggio, Acting Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- People v. GaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Anthony Martin Zilka v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Lynnwell Smith v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Andrew Earl Whitaker v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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