Lee Otis Johnson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
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Opinion
469 F.2d 1396
Lee Otis JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellee,
v.
Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of
Corrections, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 72-2218.
United States Court of Appeals,
Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 20, 1972.
Crawford Martin, Atty. Gen., Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellant.
William F. Walsh, Bobby H. Caldwell, Charles A. Keilin, Arthur J. Mandell, Bennett Stokes, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellee.
Before WISDOM, BELL and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
On the ground that Lee Otis Johnson had been denied a fair and impartial trial in a Texas state court, the United States District Court, 337 F.Supp. 1371, granted habeas corpus relief. Of course, Texas has the option of trying Johnson again.
Upon briefs and oral argument, the judgment of the District Court is
Affirmed.
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