Legal Opinion
Ex parte Parra
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 18, 2017No. 08-16-00039-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice
After he was initially arrested and confined on a fugitive warrant, and subsequently re-arrested and confined on a Texas Governor’s warrant, Anthony Jason Parra applied for writ of habeas corpus challenging his extradition to the State of New Mexico to face criminal charges for arson. Parra challenges the trial court’s denial of his writ application on the basis that his delay in receiving appointed counsel and bail contravened Texas law and violated his fundamental due process rights. Parra contests the State’s argument that the mootness doctrine applies,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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