Charles W. Lacefield v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

Fifth Circuit

Charles W. Lacefield v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

453 F.2d 1368, 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 11922

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·Decided January 10, 1972·No. 31022·Published

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PER CURIAM:

Affirmed. 1 See Local Rule 21. 2

1

. The questions presented upon this appeal are whether the district court erred in holding that the appellant’s three-year state sentence for assault with intent to murder did not amount to a vague or indefinite sentence because it was made to run consecutively with a previously imposed fifty-year sentence, which was in the process of being appealed; and (2) that the imposition of consecutive sentences does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

2

. See N.L.R.B. v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 5 Cir., 1970, 430 F.2d 966.

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PER CURIAM:

Affirmed. 1 See Local Rule 21. 2

1

. The questions presented upon this appeal are whether the district court erred in holding that the appellant’s three-year state sentence for assault with intent to murder did not amount to a vague or indefinite sentence because it was made to run consecutively with a previously imposed fifty-year sentence, which was in the process of being appealed; and (2) that the imposition of consecutive sentences does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

2

. See N.L.R.B. v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 5 Cir., 1970, 430 F.2d 966.

Charles W. Lacefield v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, 453 F.2d 1368, 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 11922 (5th Cir. 1972).

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