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Parker v. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison System, 1959 — 359 U.S. 951 · caselaw · US
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Parker v. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison System
359 U.S. 951·Supreme Court of the United States·1959
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Opinion
No. 743.
Parker v. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison System.
[MAJORITY]
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The motion for the appointment of counsel is granted and it is ordered that Frank M. Wozencrajt, Esquire, of Houston, Texas, a member of the Bar of this Court be, and he is hereby, appointed to serve as counsel for petitioner in. this case.