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Herman Boyd Smith v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Herman Boyd Smith v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, 449 F.2d 1291 (5th Cir. 1971)
1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 7355
Brown, Ingraham, Roney

Herman Boyd Smith v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed. 1 See Local Rule 21. 2

1

. Appellant sought relief on the grounds that (i) his arrest was illegal, (ii) he was subjected to an illegal search and seizure, (iii) he was placed in a line-up without benefit of counsel, (iv) he was not taken before a magistrate following his arrest, (v) he was not served with an indictment as required by State law, (vi) his appointed counsel was ineffective, (vii) his conviction was based on circumstantial evidence, (viii) the complaining witness gave perjured testimony, and (ix) there was a variance between the property taken and the property described in the indictment.

2

. See NLRB v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 5 Cir., 1970, 430 F.2d 966.

Reference

Full Case Name
Herman Boyd SMITH, PetitionerAppellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee
Status
Published
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