1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 543 F.2d
  5. 543 F.2d 567 (1976)
 

FRANKS v. ESTELLE

No. 75-4315.

543 F.2d 567 (1976)

Robert James FRANKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne H. Paris, Austin, Tex. (Court appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., David M. Kendall, Jr., First Asst. Atty. Gen., Gilbert J. Pena, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joe B. Dibrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Enforce. Div., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before JONES, WISDOM and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 3, 1977.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is by a state prisoner whose petition for habeas corpus was denied. When petitioner was sentenced in the Texas State Court Art. 42.03, Tex.Code Crim.Proc. provided that the award of presentence credit was left to the discretion of the trial judge. Later the Texas legislature amended Art. 42.03, effective on August 27, 1973, a few months after petitioner was sentenced, to require...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases