LONG v. BRISCOE

No. 77-2923. Summary Calendar.

568 F.2d 1119 (1978)

William G. LONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dolph BRISCOE, Individually and as Governor of Texas, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Long, pro se.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., David M. Kendall, Jr., Joe B. Dibrell, J. E. Seymour, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before RONEY, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 6, 1978.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court dismissing the civil rights complaint of this Texas state prisoner. We affirm.

The appellant, convicted of murder, is serving sentences imposed in 1959 totaling 198 years. After parole had been denied seven times, the Parole Board recommended appellant for parole in early 1977. On April 25, 1977, however, the Governor rejected...

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