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SCALES v. ESTELLE

Civ. A. No. 73-H-729.

378 F.Supp. 1124 (1974)

James Arthur SCALES v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

July 10, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Arthur Scales, pro se, Harry H. Walsh, Huntsville, Tex., for petitioner.

Calvin Botley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent.

SINGLETON, District Judge.

Memorandum and Order:

This petition for writ of habeas corpus is brought by a state prisoner pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is in state custody by virtue of a final conviction and sentence entered in Cause No. 9428 by the 23rd Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas. The conviction was for the offense of robbery by firearms. Punishment was assessed by a jury at thirty years.

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