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STUBBLEFIELD v. BETO

No. 24088.

399 F.2d 424 (1968)

Marvin Niles STUBBLEFIELD, Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 24, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel J. Finer, Stanford, Cal., Philip Juarez, Austin, Tex., for appellant.

Allo B. Crow, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before BELL, COLEMAN, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The question presented on this appeal from the denial of a petition for the writ of habeas corpus arises in an unusual context. Appellant is serving a life sentence by virtue of his third conviction of a felony less than capital. The third conviction was for burglary with the sentence having been enhanced to life on the basis of two prior felony convictions. See Art. 63, Texas Penal Code. The life sentence was imposed in 1959. The two prior felony convictions...

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