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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1989

George Anthony Rubino v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

George Anthony Rubino v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 2, 1989 · Rubin, King, Williams
875 F.2d 452; 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 7987; 1989 WL 57551 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

George Anthony Rubino v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Considering the answer given by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to the question certified to it by this Court in Rubino v. Lynaugh, 1 the case is REMANDED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas with instructions to issue immediately a writ of habeas corpus setting aside the conviction and sentence in cause numbered F-78-8476-IL, thereby discharging the petitioner, George Anthony Rubino, from further confinement thereunder.

The mandate shall issue forthwith.

1

. 849 F.2d 906 (5th Cir. 1988).

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