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Di Prima v. Beto

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 2, 1967
373 F.2d 797 (5th Cir. 1967)

Opinion

No. 23805.

March 2, 1967.

Henry J. Di Prima pro se.

Charles B. Swanner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Waggoner Carr, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Hawthorne Phillips, First Asst. Atty. Gen., T.B. Wright, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Howard M. Fender, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, WISDOM, Circuit Judge, and BREWSTER, District Judge.


This habeas corpus case was heard by the District Court on oral evidence and on a certificate of the state trial judge. The United States District Court resolved all fact issues against the appellant. We cannot find these findings to be clearly erroneous. The trial court is charged with resolving issues of credibility of the several witnesses. Crediting the witnesses for the state, as it did, the trial court was warranted in making the findings of fact which resulted in a judgment dismissing the writ.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Di Prima v. Beto

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 2, 1967
373 F.2d 797 (5th Cir. 1967)
Case details for

Di Prima v. Beto

Case Details

Full title:Henry J. DI PRIMA, Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 2, 1967

Citations

373 F.2d 797 (5th Cir. 1967)