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SEBRING v. BETO

No. 22003.

354 F.2d 1000 (1966)

Leon SEBRING, Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 11, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Sebring, Huntsville, Tex., for appellant.

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 RIVES, BROWN and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

In 1953, Sebring was indicted for raping a five-year-old girl. The judge of the 124th District Court, Gregg County, Texas, appointed three lawyers to represent the defendant. The jury found Sebring guilty and assessed punishment at ninety-nine years' imprisonment. He was convicted and sentenced to a term of from five to ninety-nine years. No appeal was taken.

After exhausting his state remedies, Sebring...

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