CARTER v. PROCUNIER

No. 83-2676 Summary Calendar.

755 F.2d 1126 (1985)

Albert H. CARTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Raymond K. PROCUNIER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert H. Carter, pro se.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., James O. Kopp, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, JOLLY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this habeas corpus petition, Carter seeks to challenge directly his 1969 conviction for embezzlement and to challenge indirectly certain prior convictions which were introduced in his 1969 criminal trial over timely objection, for impeachment purposes. The district court held that Carter, who is now free, was "in custody" for purposes of filing his habeas corpus petition, but further held that his claims were moot. We hold that the...

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