Legal Opinion
Cedargreen v. Beto
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 27, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 72-H-607PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER:
SEALS, District Judge.
Petitioner, a prisoner in State custody, was convicted by a jury in the 180th District Court of Harris County, Texas, on May 30, 1967, of unlawfully passing a forged instrument. On the basis of two prior felony convictions, Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment. Conviction was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals, Tex.Crim.App., 432 S.W.2d 524 (1968). Petitioner subsequently sought habeas corpus relief in the convicting court which held an evidentiary hearing on March 23, 1972, and made written findings of fact and conclusions of law.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Edward Williams v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Foley Ford Gephart v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- James Richardson v. The State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Cedargreen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cedargreen v. BetoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Mone v. RobinsonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1976