BOWIE v. BETO

No. 27102.

416 F.2d 968 (1969)

John Lee BOWIE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

September 24, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Lee Bowie, pro se.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of the State of Texas, Allo B. Crow, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEWIN, DYER and CARS-WELL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this pro se case appellant has failed to file a brief within the time fixed by Rule 31, F.R.A.P., and it is therefore appropriate to dispose of this case summarily pursuant to Rule 9(c) (2) of this Court. Stout v. Broom, 5 Cir. 1969, 406 F.2d 758.

Bowie, now on parole, was serving two life sentences for burglary of a private residence at night at the time he filed his petition for habeas corpus. The District...

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