POLANCO v. ESTELLE

No. 74-2928. Summary Calendar.

507 F.2d 81 (1975)

Louis POLANCO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Armstrong, Staff Counsel for Inmates, TDC Eastham Unit, Mark S. Ward, Weldon, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., John M. Barron, Larry York, Joe B. Dibrell, Randall S. Boyd, Paul R. Gavia, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, DYER and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 21, 1975.

PER CURIAM:

Polanco was convicted of possession of heroin and sentenced to 35 years imprisonment. Polanco v. State, 475 S.W.2d 763 (Tex.Cr.App.1971).

In this petition for writ of habeas corpus, petitioner contends the heroin was seized in an unauthorized search because the warrant was issued on an affidavit insufficient as to the informant's reliability, citing...

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