Leonard B. Willis v. O. B. Ellis, Gen. Manager, Texas Prison Sys., 217 F.2d 135 (5th Cir. 1954). · Go Syfert
Leonard B. Willis v. O. B. Ellis, Gen. Manager, Texas Prison Sys., 217 F.2d 135 (5th Cir. 1954). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
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Leonard B. WILLIS, Appellant,
v.
O. B. ELLIS, General Manager, Texas Prison System, Appellee
15054.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Nov 23, 1954.
217 F.2d 135
Leonard B. Willis, in pro. per., Willis E. Gresham, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Hutcheson, Borah, Rives.
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PER CURIAM.

Petitioner below, appellant here, a prisoner in custody under a state court sentence, sought habeas corpus relief therefrom. The district judge denied the petition and also refused to issue a certificate of probable cause, and the appellee, through the Attorney General of the State of Texas, has moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that, in the absence of a certificate of probable cause,1 this court is without jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. This being so, and neither the court nor any member thereof finding any basis in the record for the issuance of sueh certificate, the motion is granted and the appeal is dismissed.