MARTIN v. BETO

Civ. A. No. 65-H-849.

260 F.Supp. 589 (1966)

James Bryson MARTIN, Petitioner, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent.

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

August 22, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde W. Woody, Marian S. Rosen, and John P. Farra, Houston, Tex., for petitioner.

Waggoner Carr, Atty. Gen., of Texas, (Sam R. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., of Texas), Austin, Tex., for respondent.


HANNAY, District Judge.

Memorandum and Order:

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Title 28, U.S.C.A. Section 2241 et seq.

Petitioner is serving a four year sentence for a conviction for bribery. The conviction was in the state district court of Brazos County, Texas, to which it was removed through a change of venue from Harris County, Texas, the scene of the principal transaction. The conviction occurred in January of 1964. It was affirmed in Martin...

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