FRAZIER v. JONES

No. 72-2234.

466 F.2d 505 (1972)

Robert FRAZIER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Clarence JONES, Sheriff, Dallas County, Texas, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 8, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Frazier, pro se.

Crawford Martin, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The District Court dismissed Frazier's federal habeas corpus petition for failure to exhaust state remedies, and he has appealed. We affirm.1

When he filed his habeas petition appellant's direct criminal appeal was pending in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

The state courts of Texas should be given the first opportunity to rule upon appellant's claim that his state conviction for robbery was obtained in...

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