Robert Lee Cannon v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison System
Opinion
Petitioner below, appellant here, a prisoner in custody under a state court sentence, sought habeas corpus relief therefrom. The district judge *310 denied the petition and also refused to issue a certificate of probable cause, and the appellee, through the Attorney General of the State of Texas, has moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that, in the absence of a certificate of probable cause as required by Section 2253, Title 28 U.S.C.A., this Court is without jurisdiction to. entertain the appeal. This being so, 1 and. neither the Court nor any member thereof finding any basis in the record for the issuance of such certificate, the motion is granted and the appeal is dismissed.
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. Harris v. Ellis, 5 Cir., 204 F.2d 685.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Robert Lee CANNON, Appellant, v. O. B. ELLIS, General Manager, Texas Prison System, Appellee
- Status
- Published