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EDWARDS v. ESTELLE

No. 76-1730 Summary Calendar.

541 F.2d 1162 (1976)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 3, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., David M. Kendall, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Joe B. Dibrell, Robert E. DeLong, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEE and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 3, 1976.

PER CURIAM:

On August 16, 1971, appellant pled guilty to murder with malice, was found guilty by the court, and was sentenced to not less than two nor more than twenty-five years in the Texas Department of Corrections. After exhaustion of state remedies, appellant filed his petition for habeas corpus in the district court. Following an evidentiary hearing, the district court denied relief. We affirm...

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