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STOKES v. PROCUNIER

No. 83-2481.

744 F.2d 475 (1984)

Lawrence John STOKES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Raymond K. PROCUNIER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 22, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Warren, Rain, Harrell, Emery, Young & Doke, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

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

Before RUBIN, REAVLEY, and TATE, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Lawrence John Stokes, who is on parole under the custody of the State of Texas, appeals the denial of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236, 83 S.Ct. 373, 9 L.Ed.2d 285 (1963). He was convicted of attempted burglary in 1973 and, because of two prior convictions, received an enhanced sentence of life imprisonment. After Stokes unsuccessfully challenged his...

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