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SANTILLAN v. BETO

Civ. A. No. 72-H-494.

371 F.Supp. 194 (1974)

Salvatore SANTILLAN v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

February 15, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bertrand C. Moser, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff.

Jack Boone, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SINGLETON, District Judge.

Salvatore Santillan, petitioner in this habeas corpus action, was convicted in state court in 1969 for the unlawful possession of heroin. His punishment was assessed by the jury at life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. 470 S.W.2d 677 (Tex.Cr.App.1971). After exhausting his state remedies, Santillan filed a petition for writ of...

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