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WEEKS v. ESTELLE

No. 74-2134.

509 F.2d 760 (1975)

Winford Anthony WEEKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Maness, Richard Stephanow (Court appointed), Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Larry F. York, Lonny F. Zwiener, Calvin Botley, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal from the denial of federal habeas corpus relief to a Texas state prisoner, convicted of the possession of heroin, we are asked to review events which occurred almost ten years ago.

On June 6, 1965, Winford Anthony Weeks, the appellant herein, and William James Cooper were arrested outside of Port Lavaca, Texas, and afterwards charged with the possession of heroin. Immediately...

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