U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1972

Elliott Laverne Prince v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

Elliott Laverne Prince v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided October 17, 1972 · Wisdom, Godbold, Roney
467 F.2d 484; 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 7144 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Elliott Laverne Prince v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed. See Local Rule 21. 1 In his habeas petition appellant alleged: (1) illegal arrest; (2) illegal search and seizure; (3) a Negro woman was excluded by defense counsel, leaving an all white jury; (4) his hat was shown to the victim before the trial, who identified it as the one worn by his assailant; (5) evidence of a prior conviction was brought out by his attorney; (6) the prosecuting attorney attempted to inflame the jury when, on cross-examination, he asked questions inferring that appellant hated white people; (7) a policeman was allowed to state that he believed appellant had committed the offense ; (8) counsel was ineffective.

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

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