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JILES v. BETO

No. 71-1236.

442 F.2d 569 (1971)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 10, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Jiles, pro se.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., Larry J. Craddock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal is taken from the district court's denial of habeas corpus relief to a Texas state prisoner. We affirm.1

The appellant was convicted of burglary in 1962, and as a third felonious offender, his punishment was assessed at life imprisonment pursuant to Texas's habitual criminal statute. He now challenges the validity of his two 1947 convictions used to enhance his...

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