IMHOFF v. JONES

No. 71-1785 Summary Calendar.

453 F.2d 894 (1972)

George Charles IMHOFF, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Sheriff Clarence JONES, Dallas County, Texas, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 14, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George C. Imhoff, pro se.

Henry Wade, Crim. Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of Tex., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The order of the district court denying the appellant's petition for habeas corpus without prejudice to his right to reapply after he has exhausted his state remedies is affirmed.

As a matter of comity, federal courts should not determine the legality of a state prisoner's detention, unless his state courts have first been given the opportunity to consider the case. Therefore, the appellant's allegations of constitutional deprivations will not...

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