BREEN v. BETO

No. 21518.

341 F.2d 96 (1965)

John J. BREEN, Appellant v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 28, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Breen, pro se.

Sam R. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Waggoner Carr, Atty. Gen., of Texas, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, GEWIN and BELL, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order1 denying appellant's application for release on habeas corpus from custody under a judgment of a state court. We approve and adopt the District Judge's conclusion and the reasoning on which it is based.

Here, in addition to the contention argued by petitioner and rejected by the district judge, that he was denied due process of law in the state court because of discriminatory...

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