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SMITH v. BETO

No. 72-2911. Summary Calendar.

472 F.2d 164 (1973)

Harlan G. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 15, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond R. Epps, Houston, Tex. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

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

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Harlan G. Smith appeals from the district court's decision denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court held that the petitioner was not entitled to a free copy of his state trial transcript for use in his post conviction state habeas corpus proceeding. We affirm.

In 1965 Smith was convicted in state court for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The state appellate court affirmed his conviction. Smith v. State, Tex...

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