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PARKER v. ELLIS

No. 38.

362 U.S. 574 (1960)

80 S.Ct. 909

4 L.Ed.2d 963

PARKER v. ELLIS, GENERAL MANAGER, TEXAS PRISON SYSTEM.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Wozencraft argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was William F. Walsh.

Leon F. Pesek, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Will Wilson, Attorney General, and Linward Shivers, Assistant Attorney General.

PER CURIAM.

This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas alleging unlawful detention under a sentence of imprisonment following a trial in the state court in which petitioner was, according to his claim, denied due process of law as guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. After hearing, the District Court dismissed the petition...

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