LYLES v. ESTELLE

No. 81-2106 Summary Calendar.

658 F.2d 1015 (1981)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

October 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Lyles, pro se.

Charles A. Palmer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEE, GARZA and TATE, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, a Texas state prisoner, is here on appeal from a district court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus, the most significant ground asserted being a denial of his Sixth Amendment right to self-representation. Because this court finds that such writ was inappropriately denied, we reverse and remand for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS AND DISPOSITION IN THE COURTS BELOW

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