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Williams v. Beto

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jan 4, 1966
354 F.2d 687 (5th Cir. 1966)

Opinion

No. 21960.

January 4, 1966.

Homer Williams, in pro. per.

Sam R. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Houston, Tex., Waggoner Carr, Atty. Gen., of Texas, Hawthorne Phillips, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Stanton Stone, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Howard M. Fender, Allo B. Crow, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, COLEMAN, Circuit Judge, and HUNTER, District Judge.


This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying a writ of habeas corpus by which appellant sought to attack a Texas state court sentence imposed pursuant to Article 63, Texas Penal Code, the Habitual Offender Statute. He contends that the indictment reciting the former convictions should not have been read to the trial jury and that proof of these convictions was not properly made. The complaints are without merit. Taylor v. Beto, 5 Cir., 346 F.2d 157; Reed v. Beto, 5 Cir., 343 F.2d 723; 11 A.L.R.2d 870.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Williams v. Beto

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jan 4, 1966
354 F.2d 687 (5th Cir. 1966)
Case details for

Williams v. Beto

Case Details

Full title:Homer WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Dr. George BETO, Director Texas Department…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jan 4, 1966

Citations

354 F.2d 687 (5th Cir. 1966)

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