WEBB v. BETO

No. 71-3382 Summary Calendar.

457 F.2d 346 (1972)

Neal Simpson WEBB, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., Dunklin Sullivan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellant.

Wm. Monroe Kerr, Midland, Tex., for petitioner-appellee.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The trial court granted the petition of Webb, a Texas state prisoner, for relief1 under a writ of habeas corpus and the Director of the Texas Department of Corrections appeals from that judgment. We are presented with a single narrow issue for consideration: the effect upon the petitioner's conviction2 and sentence to life imprisonment3 by a Texas court under a state...

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