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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1959

Billy Joe Houston v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Department of Corrections

Billy Joe Houston v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Department of Corrections
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided May 19, 1959 · Hutcheson, Tuttle, Brown
267 F.2d 43; 1959 U.S. App. LEXIS 3851 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Billy Joe Houston v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Department of Corrections

Opinion

*44 PER CURIAM.

The only question before the trial court on this Section 2255, 28 U.S.C.A. proceeding being one of fact, i. e. whether petitioner’s counsel was present in court when he was sentenced, this Court will not disturb the finding of the trial court to the effect that counsel was in fact present.

The judgment is affirmed.

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