Sellars v. Estelle

Full title: CALVIN SELLARS, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, v. W. J. ESTELLE, JR., DIRECTOR…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Apr 20, 1979

591 F.2d 1208 (5th Cir. 1979)

Opinion

No. 78-1118.

March 23, 1979. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 20, 1979.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Joe B. Dibrell, David M. Kendall, Jr., Douglas M. Becker, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., William Burge, Asst. Dist. Atty., Harris County, Calvin A. Hartmann, Houston, Tex., for respondent-appellant.

Larry Watts, Houston, Tex. (Court-appointed), Charles Alan Wright, Austin, Tex., for petitioner-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Finis E. Cowan, Judge.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case was orally argued in Dallas on March 5, 1979. The opinion of the District Court is reported, Sellars v. Estelle, 450 F. Supp. 1245 (S.D.Tex., 1977) and Sellars v. Estelle, 450 F. Supp. 1262 (S.D.Tex., 1978).

Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and oral argument, we affirm on the basis of the findings, conclusions, and published opinions of the District Court.

AFFIRMED.