Dockets Grow as U.S. Fifth Circuit Faces Litigation Explosion
In New Orleans, UPI reports a surge in Southern litigation hitting the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Civil rights disputes constitute a minority share while criminal appeals rise. downtown growth and industrial expansion drive more complex cases from labor, oil, gas, and draft issues across the region.
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Texas Court Upholds Death Verdict in Stamp Case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirms the death sentence for Reginald Edison Wright for the July 4, 1965 stamping slaying of Ralph Lucas Bennett in Fort Worth. The court also upholds Billy Ray Hudson’s 99 year sentence for a Houston bar killing and denies a habeas petition by Harry Washburn in a separate rear bomb case. It orders three convicts released for lack of lawyers in habitual criminal liftings.
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Helen Harris Weaver
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Brazoria County
Daniel Lane
Brazos County
Charles Young
Dallas
Vernon E. Hill
Frank Cole
Travis County
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