Massey v. Moore

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided May 9, 1949.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1949.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1949-05-09

Cited by 4 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently December 1954

3 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on 149 Tex. Crim. 172 - Ex Parte Massey · Smith v. Maguire

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1949-05-09

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¶1O’Neal Massey, of Huntsville, Tex., in pro. per., for appellant.

¶2Willis E. Gresham, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Texas, for appellee.

¶3Before HUTCHESON, SIBLEY, and WALLER, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5By his application for writ of habeas corpus below, appellant; a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of the State Court, sought release from the Warden of the Texas State Penitentiary. His application denied, petitioner has appealed.

¶6A careful examination of the petition and the record in the light of the applicable statutes1 and the decision heretofore rendered in the State Court,2 discloses no error in the proceedings below.

¶7The judgment was right. It is affirmed.