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EX PARTE HALFORD

No. 51251.

536 S.W.2d 230 (1976)

Ex parte Virgil Nelson HALFORD.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 4, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Guinn and Mark S. Knapp, Copperas Cove, for appellant.

Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is a post conviction habeas corpus proceeding under Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P. Petitioner seeks relief from his conviction of rape on November 22, 1963. He contends that the trial court failed to conduct a hearing on his competency to stand trial as required by Pate v. Robinson, 383 U.S. 375, 86 S.Ct. 836, 15 L.Ed.2d 815. He also contends that the sheriff who attended the jury was a material...

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