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WHITE v. BETO

No. 25135.

399 F.2d 302 (1968)

Willie WHITE, Jr., Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 6, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie White, Jr., pro se.

Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, WISDOM, Circuit Judge, and BREWSTER, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

In June 1964, the petitioner, Willie White, Jr., represented by appointed counsel, pleaded guilty in a Texas court to murder with malice. The court imposed a twenty-year sentence. In this habeas proceeding White does not directly attack the plea of guilty. He contends, first, that he was convicted on insufficient evidence. Texas law requires evidence in corroboration of a guilty plea to murder. Secondly, he contends that his trial counsel was incompetent...

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