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McLain v. Beto

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 13, 1971
441 F.2d 703 (5th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 30147.

April 13, 1971.

Robert Darden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of Tex., Nola White, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Alfred Walker, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert C. Flowers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellant.

Wallace M. Swanson, Ernest E. Figari, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for petitioner-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, WISDOM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


The Court has carefully examined the record and considered all of the contentions made in the appellant's brief. The judgment is affirmed for the reasons stated in the district court's opinion orders of January 30, 1970, and in light of Pate v. Robinson, 1966, 383 U.S. 375, 86 S.Ct. 836, 15 L.Ed.2d 815; Lee v. Alabama, 5 Cir. 1967, 386 F.2d 97; Floyd v. United States, 5 Cir. 1966, 365 F.2d 368; and Carroll v. Beto, 5 Cir. 1970, 421 F.2d 1065. See Local Rule 21.

See N.L.R.B. v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 5 Cir., 1970, 430 F.2d 966.

Although the District Court ordered the State of Texas to retry or release McLain, this is not to be construed to prohibit any commitment made pursuant to article 46.02, Vernon's Ann.Tex., C.C.P., nor to prevent proceeding under the Texas Mental Health Code, Vernon's Ann.Civ.St., art. 5547-1 et seq., or any other relevant state procedure, nor to preclude subsequent trial at any time McLain is determined to be competent to stand trial.


Summaries of

McLain v. Beto

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 13, 1971
441 F.2d 703 (5th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

McLain v. Beto

Case Details

Full title:Leonard L. McLAIN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Apr 13, 1971

Citations

441 F.2d 703 (5th Cir. 1971)

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