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WHITTINGTON v. GAITHER

Civ. A. No. 2-432.

272 F.Supp. 507 (1967)

James C. WHITTINGTON, Plaintiff, v. Paul GAITHER, Sheriff of Potter County, Texas, and Dr. George Beto, Director of Prisons, State of Texas, Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. Texas, Amarillo Division.

August 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crawford Martin, Atty. Gen. of Texas, by Allo B. Crow, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants.

Deane C. Watson, Amarillo, Tex., for plaintiff.

OPINION

HUGHES, District Judge.

In this case James C. Whittington filed a petition for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division, asking for his release from the custody of Paul Gaither, Sheriff of Potter County, Texas.

Petitioner was convicted of the offense of armed robbery in the 47th Judicial District Court of Potter County, Texas, and sentenced to serve 7...

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