THOMAS v. ESTELLE

No. 72-3822. Summary Calendar.

486 F.2d 224 (1973)

Walter THOMAS, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Thomas, Jr., pro se.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Thomas M. Pollan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before BELL, GODBOLD and GEE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This Texas state prisoner habeas applicant was a co-defendant with Cariston Thornton in a conviction on charges of robbery by assault. We affirmed the denial of federal habeas relief to Thornton. See Thornton v. Beto, 5 Cir., 1972, 470 F.2d 657. We now affirm the denial of federal relief to Thomas.

Five assignments of error are properly before this court: (1) that evidence was illegally obtained, (2) that Thomas...

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