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BENTLEY v. JONES

No. 72-1969 Summary Calendar.

467 F.2d 906 (1972)

Carl Main BENTLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Clarence JONES, Sheriff, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 27, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Main Bentley, pro se.

John B. Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Bentley was convicted of robbery by assault in a Texas state court. His sentence was enhanced to a life term by a prior burglary conviction. Appeal of the more recent conviction is now pending before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Meanwhile as an indigent, Bentley petitioned first the state trial court and later the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for a free transcript of his prior conviction, hoping to use the transcript to demonstrate the constitutional...

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