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1. Spencer v. Texas, No. 68, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 17-18, 1966, Argued , January 23, 1967, Decided ** Together with No. 69, Bell v. Texas, on certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, argued October 17, 1966, and No. 70, Reed v. Beto, Corrections Director, on certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, argued October 18, 1966.

OVERVIEW: As the state had a legitimate purpose for introducing prior convictions in the inmates' trial, the use was not so egregiously unfair upon the issue of guilt or innocence as to offend the provisions of Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

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