GREER v. ELLIS

No. 19444.

306 F.2d 587 (1962)

Tommy N. GREER, Appellant, v. O. B. ELLIS, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 25, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tommy N. Greer, Huntsville, Tex., Milas C. Bradford, Jr., Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Norman V. Suarez, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Texas, Austin, Tex., Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., of Texas, Sam R. Wilson, Charles R. Lind, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before CAMERON, WISDOM and GEWIN, Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Tommy N. Greer, was convicted of the offense of burglary in the Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas, in 1956. He appealed his conviction to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, the highest court in Texas having criminal jurisdiction, and his conviction was affirmed. On October 16, 1957, that court in a written opinion overruled Greer's Motion for Rehearing. On June 21, 1960, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied...

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