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BURKS v. ESTELLE

Civ. A. No. 3-81-0276-H.

563 F.Supp. 465 (1983)

Stanley Keith BURKS, Petitioner, v. W.J. ESTELLE, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division.

On Motion for Reconsideration May 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Brice Cunningham, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner.

Leslie A. Benitez, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Tex., Austin, Tex., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SANDERS, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Stanley Keith Burks' ("Burks") Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on February 20, 1981. In his petition, Burks asserts that prospective juror Elizabeth Williams ("Williams") was improperly excused for cause in violation of the principles set forth in Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510

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