U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1949

Massey v. Moore

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided May 9, 1949

173 F.2d 980; 1949 U.S. App. LEXIS 2961 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

O’Neal Massey, of Huntsville, Tex., in pro. per., for appellant., Willis E. Gresham, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Texas, for appellee.

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Massey v. Moore, Warden (5th Cir. 1953)
Massey v. Moore (Supreme Court of the United States 1954)

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

By 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.

A 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.

The judgment was right. It is affirmed.

Chapter 153, Title 28 U.S.C.A., effective Sept. 1, 1948, particularly Secs. 2242, 2244, and 2254.

Ex parte Massey, 149 Tex.Cr.App. 172, 191 S.W.2d 877, certiorari denied Massey v. Texas, 329 U.S. 674, 67 S.Ct 109, 91 L.Ed. 595.

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