McWILLIAMS v. ESTELLE

Civ. A. No. 73-H-1166.

378 F.Supp. 1380 (1974)

David Lee McWILLIAMS v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, and Sidney Lanier, Warden, Ramsey Unit, Texas Department of Corrections.

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

July 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry W. Sauer, Jr., Houston, Tex., for petitioner.

Jack Boone, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SINGLETON, District Judge:

This petition for writ of habeas corpus is brought by a state prisoner pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is in custody of the Texas Department of Corrections pursuant to a final conviction for the offense of murder with malice in the 179th District Court of Harris County, Texas, in cause number 145,339. Punishment was assessed by a...

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