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SHAW v. ESTELLE

No. 81-1565.

686 F.2d 273 (1982)

Fletcher SHAW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven H. Swander, Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

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

Before CLARK, CHIEF JUDGE, GEE and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Fletcher Shaw, was convicted after a trial by jury of possession and selling of a small amount of heroin to an undercover agent. He was sentenced to serve fifty years,1 and the judgment was affirmed on direct appeal. After state remedies were exhausted, he filed for federal habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A panel of this Court, in an unpublished opinion, remanded this action back to the...

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