ROGERS v. ESTELLE

No. 77-2190.

571 F.2d 1381 (1978)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Musil, American Civil Liberties Foundation of Texas, Inc., John Buckley, James M. Simons, Austin, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Anita Ashton, David M. Kendall, Jr., Joe B. Dibrell, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, AINSWORTH and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas denying appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus.

On May 2, 1975 appellant, Linda Rogers, was tried and convicted by the state court in Texas of the offense of delivery of tetrahydrocannabinol (hashish), a felony, and was sentenced to two years confinement. Her conviction was upheld by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

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