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ZINK v. ESTELLE

Civ. A. No. 74-G-157.

403 F.Supp. 656 (1975)

James Douglas ZINK, Petitioner, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent.

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

October 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted Redington, Staff Counsel for Inmates, Huntsville, Tex., for petitioner.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Larry F. York, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Houston, Tex., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NOEL, District Judge.

Petitioner was convicted of the offense of murder with malice in the 10th Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas, in Cause No. 31,615, after a plea of not guilty and a trial by jury. A sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. As far as can be ascertained from the record, the state trial court made no determination of petitioner's competency to stand trial...

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