CLIFTON v. BETO

Civ. A. No. 67-H-693.

298 F.Supp. 1384 (1968)

Claude C. CLIFTON, Petitioner, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent.

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

August 7, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McPhail, Wilson & Gee, Sam R. Wilson, Houston, Tex., for petitioner.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., of Texas, and Allo B. Crow, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent.


Memorandum and Judgment:

INGRAHAM, District Judge.

Claude C. Clifton, a prisoner in state custody, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court on September 8, 1967. All relevant facts have been stipulated and both parties have submitted briefs of the law. The cause is now before the court for decision on the merits. The petitioner has unquestionably exhausted his state remedies.

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