HARTFIELD v. OSBORNE

No. 15-20275.

808 F.3d 1066 (2015)

Jerry HARTFIELD, Petitioner-Appellant v. Frank D. OSBORNE, Sheriff, Matagorda County Jail, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 16, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Dow (argued), Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

J. Campbell Barker , Deputy Solicitor General (argued), Joseph Peter Corcoran , Assistant Attorney General, Richard Bernard Farrer , Attorney, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, KING and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Petitioner-Appellant Jerry Hartfield filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Hartfield argued that his right to a speedy trial had been violated by the State of Texas because the State had held him in prison for approximately thirty years without a valid state court judgment and without...

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