1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 273 F.Supp.
  5. 273 F.Supp. 401 (1967)
 

CHILDRESS v. BETO

Civ. A. No. 66-H-627.

273 F.Supp. 401 (1967)

Joe David CHILDRESS, Petitioner, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent.

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

September 13, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Gray, Houston, for petitioner.

Thomas F. Keever, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for respondent.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NOEL, District Judge.

Petitioner, Joe David Childress, was convicted in 1957 of burglary with punishment enhanced to life pursuant to Article 63, Vernon's Ann.Texas Penal Code, upon proof of two previous convictions. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. Childress v. State, 166 Tex.Cr.R. 95, 312 S.W.2d 247. He applied for state habeas corpus relief in 1964. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases