McDONALD v. ESTELLE

No. 78-2943

590 F.2d 153 (1979)

Bufford McDONALD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., etc., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bufford Lenell McDonald, pro se.

Mark White, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., J. E. Seymour, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Kendall, Jr., Joe B. Dibrell, Jr., P. E. George, Asst. Attys. Gen., Houston, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, FAY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


Summary Calendar.*

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner is a Texas state prisoner serving a 15 year sentence following his conviction for sodomy. In this, his second pro se petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, he sought post-conviction relief, alleging that he had been denied a fair trial and due process of law because:

(1) his court-appointed counsel made prejudicial remarks during the jury voir dire;

(2...

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