MERLO v. BETO

No. 31032 Summary Calendar.

441 F.2d 729 (1971)

Louis J. MERLO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 30, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Merlo, pro se.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., Roland Daniel Green, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nola White, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Alfred Walker, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert C. Flowers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Merlo appeals from the District Court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. He contends that his burglary conviction is invalid because his court-appointed counsel refused his request to move for a sanity hearing. We affirm.

Having pled guilty to a charge of burglary, Merlo was convicted and sentenced in the 147th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas. Although Merlo filed no direct appeal, he has exhausted available post-conviction...

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