TAYLOR v. BETO

No. 24906.

392 F.2d 566 (1968)

Joseph TAYLOR, Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 19, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Taylor, pro se.

Robert E. Owen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before GODBOLD and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges, and McRAE, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant is presently serving a life sentence in the Texas state penitentiary for the offense of murder with malice to which he pleaded guilty on June 25, 1964.

Appellant alleges in his habeas petition that his plea of guilty was the result of an allegedly coerced confession and that he had ineffective assistance of counsel. While there may be merit to these contentions, it is apparent on the face of appellant's petition that he has failed to...

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