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COPELAND v. BETO

No. 71-3618.

471 F.2d 710 (1973)

Kinnard COPELAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George BETO, Director, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. J. Piro, Houston, Tex., Court-appointed for purposes of appeal, for petitioner-appellant.

Crawford Martin, Atty. Gen., Max P. Flusche, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before DYER, Circuit Judge, SKELTON, Judge, and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Kinnard Copeland, ably represented by court-appointed counsel, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus. We affirm.

In 1951 Copeland was tried in Harris County, Texas, for burglary. He was convicted by a jury, and after the trial Copeland's retained counsel withdrew because Copeland did not have the funds to pay him to prosecute an appeal. His conviction was subsequently affirmed, per curiam, by the Texas Court...

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