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PLEASANT v. STATE OF TEXAS

No. 97-50147.

134 F.3d 1256 (1998)

Eddie Louis PLEASANT, Petitioner-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. STATE OF TEXAS, Respondent-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eddie Louis Pleasant, Three Rivers, TX, pro se.

Kristen L. Worman, Austin, TX, for State of Texas.

Before KING, EMILIO M. GARZA and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Eddie Louis Pleasant seeks federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that he is presently serving a federal sentence that was erroneously enhanced as a result of an invalid 1961 Texas robbery conviction. The district court dismissed Pleasant's petition on the merits, finding that it was futile in relation to his federal sentence. We vacate the judgment and remand the case to the district...

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