PENTECOST v. ESTELLE

No. 78-1068.

582 F.2d 1029 (1978)

Michael Ernest PENTECOST, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ernest Pentecost, pro se.

George R. Bedell, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Douglas M. Becker, Asst. Atty. Gen., John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., David M. Kendall, Joe B. Dibrell, Jr., Renea Hicks, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEWIN, RONEY and GEE, Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying habeas corpus relief to Michael Ernest Pentecost who was convicted of robbery by assault and given a life sentence. Relief is claimed on the ground that appellant's due process rights were violated by the admission of evidence at trial on the collateral issue of the shooting of the police officer and the trial court's failure to permit appellant to present allegedly impeaching evidence on that issue. We...

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