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WASHINGTON v. ESTELLE

No. 80-1023.

648 F.2d 276 (1981)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

June 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Annie Garcy, court-appointed, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Anita Ashton, Gilbert J. Pena, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, GEWIN and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Washington appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 petition for habeas relief. Washington and an accomplice were found guilty of robbing the Credit Auto Sales in Dallas, Texas and absconding with approximately $500 in cash and a wristwatch belonging to one of the partners — James R. Laney. Washington, who was apprehended shortly after the robbery, made an oral confession admitting the crime and the location...

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