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ACOSTA v. BETO

Civ. A. No. 68-H-191.

297 F.Supp. 89 (1969)

Joe Givas ACOSTA, Petitioner, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent.

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

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 24, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woody & Rosen (Clyde W. Woody and Marian S. Rosen), Houston, Tex., for petitioner.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., of Texas, and Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., of Texas, Austin, Tex., for respondent.

INGRAHAM, District Judge.

Memorandum:

The petitioner, Joe Givas Acosta, was convicted of possession of heroin with a prior conviction of the same offense alleged for enhancement. A sentence of thirty years confinement in the state penitentiary was imposed by Criminal District Court No. 3 of Harris County, Texas, on October 20, 1965. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas,...

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