COOK v. BETO

No. 28741 Summary Calendar.

425 F.2d 1066 (1970)

George James COOK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George James Cook, pro se.

Charles R. Parrett, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Texas, Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Nola White, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Pat Bailey, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert C. Flowers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

George James Cook appeals from the district court's denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of his petition for habeas corpus. We affirm the judgment below.1

The appellant is confined by virtue of a sentence of life imprisonment which was imposed on January 15, 1962, by the Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas, following his conviction upon trial by jury of robbery...

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