Case Name: Charles Arnold SANDLIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Director, Texas Dept. of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1974-03-27
Citations: 491 F.2d 1257
Docket Number: No. 73-3297
Parties: Charles Arnold SANDLIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Director, Texas Dept. of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before BELL, SIMPSON and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 491
Pages: 1257–1258

Head Matter:
Charles Arnold SANDLIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Director, Texas Dept. of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 73-3297
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 27, 1974.
Charles Arnold Sandlin, pro se.
Robert C. Flowers, Ben M. Harrison, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.
Before BELL, SIMPSON and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Ino. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appellant, a Texas state prisoner, was denied federal habeas relief. The sentence appellant is serving was imposed after conviction by a jury of robbery by assault. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. Sandlin v. State, Tex.Cr.App. 1972, 477 S.W.2d 870.
We have carefully considered the entire record, including the state trial transcripts, in determining the merits of appellant's various federal habeas claims. We find no merit in these claims, whether considered singly or collectively. Specifically, we conclude (1) that appellant's trial counsel was not ineffective; (2) appellant was not lacking in requisite mental capacity at the time of the commission of the offense; (3) he possessed the requisite mental competency to stand trial; (4) he was not subjected to an illegal arrest, search or seizure; and (5) the claim of an illegal lineup is without substance.
Affirmed.