BALLARD v. ELLIS

Civ. A. No. 13238.

187 F.Supp. 157 (1960)

W. G. BALLARD, Petitioner, v. O. B. ELLIS, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

September 23, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. G. Ballard, Huntsville, Tex., pro se.

Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., and J. G. Davis, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


INGRAHAM, District Judge.

This case is presented on petition for writ of habeas corpus by a prisoner in state custody, filed July 7, 1960, respondent's answer and motion to dismiss, filed August 6, 1960, and petitioner's replication, filed August 18, 1960.

Petitioner was convicted of robbery by assault on February 22, 1954, in the 99th District Court of Lubbock County, Texas. Sentence was pronounced on March 4, 1954, for confinement in the penitentiary for...

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