EGGLESTON v. ESTELLE

No. 73-4005.

513 F.2d 758 (1975)

Thomas EGGLESTON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Shelly Lowe, Austin, Tex. (Court appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEWIN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges, and NICHOLS, Associate Judge.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

We review the district court's denial of habeas corpus relief sought on grounds that the Bexar County, Texas, grand jury which indicted the petitioner for murder with malice was selected in a manner that resulted in underrepresentation of identifiable minority groups and of women in violation of the due process and equal protection clauses of the United States Constitution.

The petitioner, a black man, Thomas Eggleston, was indicted...

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