JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
I.
Lawrence Edward Thompson brought this habeas corpus action to challenge his 1974 Texas conviction for burglary. The district court dismissed the petition for lack of jurisdiction because Thompson was not "in custody" as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We reversed and remanded for further proceedings, liberally construing Thompson's petition as a challenge to his 1978 conviction, which was enhanced by his 1974 conviction...
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