RICHARDSON v. BETO

No. 72-3335 Summary Calendar.

472 F.2d 169 (1973)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Richardson, pro se.

Crawford Martin, Atty. Gen., W. Barton Boling, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Richardson appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus. We affirm.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of burglary in a Texas state court. The same jury found that he had been convicted of two prior felonies, and thus assessed his sentence at life imprisonment pursuant to Article 63 of the Vernon's Ann.Texas Penal Code.

After unsuccessfully seeking collateral relief in his state courts, the appellant filed a...

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