Ex Parte Singleton
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Harris County. Original application for a writ of habeas corpus asking release from restraint under lunacy proceedings. The opinion states the - case.
1Opinion of the Court
This is an original application to this court to grant a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the applicant is restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of Harris County, on his being found a lunatic under chap. 163, p. 341, of the Acts of the Regular Session of the Thirty-third Legislature, relating to judicial proceedings in cases of lunacy. This Act of the Legislature amends articles 150 to 165, inclusive, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State in probate matters, pertaining to lunacy cases. The object of this writ is to have this court pass upon whether or not the said Act is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Legate v. LegateTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Simon v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- In re the Insanity of BreseeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- State v. LinderholmSupreme Court of Kansas · 1911
- Ex Parte Bessie CalvinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Ex Parte LittleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918
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