GIBBS v. BETO

No. 21208.

332 F.2d 442 (1964)

Paul Adam GIBBS, Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 22, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman Wright, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Samuel H. Robertson, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Sam. R. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Texas, Houston, Tex., Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Harris County, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, PRETTYMAN and JONES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court denying the application of Paul Gibbs for a writ of habeas corpus. The ground presented is ineffective assistance of counsel upon the trial.

Gibbs made his application some six years after he pleaded guilty to armed robbery. The District Judge held a hearing and rendered a careful opinion. He found that two lawyers had represented Gibbs. The first was a retained counsel, who advised him to plead...

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