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McLAIN v. BETO

Civ. A. No. 3-2140.

328 F.Supp. 636 (1970)

Leonard L. McLAIN, Petitioner, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent.

United States District Court, N. D. Texas, Dallas Division.

January 30, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coke & Coke, by Ernest E. Figari, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for petitioner.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., of Texas, by Robert Darden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent.

OPINION AND JUDGMENT

WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, Jr., District Judge.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding initiated by Leonard L. McLain. McLain was convicted in Dallas Criminal District Court on November 14, 1957, of murder with malice and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The undisputed evidence shows that soon after petitioner was arrested he confessed to the crime and signed a statement to that effect. The court appointed counsel for McLain because he was...

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