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HOLLINS v. BETO

Civ. A. Nos. 71-H-295, 72-H-1056.

373 F.Supp. 1246 (1974)

Johnny HOLLINS v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections. Jerry Lewis WILLIAMS v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections.

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

April 2, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald B. McFall, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff Hollins.

J. Richard Gilpin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendant Beto in No. 71-H-295.

Jerry Lewis Williams pro se.

Jack Boone, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendant Beto in No. 72-H-1056.

SINGLETON, District Judge.

Memorandum Opinion:

These two opinions will treat petitions for habeas corpus heard by this court in a period of two weeks. The petitioners have in common the allegations that their convictions were constitutionally infirm because they were tried in jail clothes.

In attempting to carve out a rule with which it can work in the jail clothes area, this court has taken many...

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