Homer Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director Texas Department of Corrections

Fifth Circuit

Homer Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director Texas Department of Corrections

354 F.2d 687, 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 7640

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·Decided January 4, 1966·No. 21960_1·Published·Cited by 5 cases

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying a writ of habeas corpus by which appellant sought to attack a Texas state court sentence imposed pursuant to Article 63, Texas Penal Code, the Habitual Offender Statute. He contends that the indictment reciting the former convictions should not *688 have been read to the trial jury and that proof of these convictions was not properly made. The complaints are without merit. Taylor v. Beto, 5 Cir., 346 F.2d 157; Reed v. Beto, 5 Cir., 343 F.2d 723; 11 A.L.R.2d 870.

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying a writ of habeas corpus by which appellant sought to attack a Texas state court sentence imposed pursuant to Article 63, Texas Penal Code, the Habitual Offender Statute. He contends that the indictment reciting the former convictions should not *688 have been read to the trial jury and that proof of these convictions was not properly made. The complaints are without merit. Taylor v. Beto, 5 Cir., 346 F.2d 157; Reed v. Beto, 5 Cir., 343 F.2d 723; 11 A.L.R.2d 870.

Affirmed.

Homer Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director Texas Department of Corrections, 354 F.2d 687, 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 7640 (5th Cir. 1966).

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