Case Name: Willie Floyd LAW, Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1966-12-15
Citations: 370 F.2d 369
Docket Number: No. 23493
Parties: Willie Floyd LAW, Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.
Judges: Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and AINSWORTH and DYER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 370
Pages: 369–369

Head Matter:
Willie Floyd LAW, Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Appellee.
No. 23493.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 15, 1966.
Weldon Funderburk, Larry B. Funderburk, Houston, Tex., for appellant.
Sam R. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Houston, Tex., Alio B. Crow, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., Waggoner Carr, Atty. Gen., of Texas, Hawthorne Phillips, First Asst. Atty. Gen., T. B. Wright, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Howard M. Fender, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellee Dr. George J. Beto.
Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and AINSWORTH and DYER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The only substantial question raised on this appeal is the correctness of the judgment of the trial court denying the writ of habeas coipus to appellant on the ground that the state court had permitted introduction into evidence of a confession claimed to be involuntary.
Without reaching the question of voluntariness of the confession, we conclude that this case is controlled by our recent opinion in White v. Beto (5 Cir.) 367 F.2d 557, Dec. Oct. 24, 1966 in which it was held that "the guilty plea under the circumstances is conclusive as to defendant's guilt, admits all the facts charged and waives all non-jurisdictional defects in the prior proceedings."
The judgment is affirmed.