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JORDAN v. BETO

No. 72-2995. Summary Calendar.

471 F.2d 779 (1973)

Hollis JORDAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 8, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Carsner, Jr., Victoria, Tex., Court-appointed, for petitioner-appellant.

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

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Hollis Jordan, a Texas prisoner in the respondent-appellee Dr. Beto's custody by virtue of a state court conviction in De Witt County, Texas for passing a forged instrument as true, was denied habeas corpus relief by the district court below.

Prior to applying to the court below Jordan exhausted state remedies available to him when he unsuccessfully sought habeas relief from his Texas trial court and from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Relief...

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