Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Wilson v. Briggs
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 29, 1961No. 34250PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODLEY, Presiding.
This is an action seeking the issuance of Writ of Prohibition against the Respondent Cullen W. Briggs, Judge of the 117th Judicial District Court of Nueces County, Texas.
On January 29, 1959, Howard B. Stickney was convicted in Harris County, Texas, of murder and his punishment was assessed at death. The conviction was affirmed by this Court. Stickney v. State, 169 Tex. Cr. Rep. 533, 336 S.W. 2d 133, certiorari denied, 363 U.S. 807.
Mandate issued June 18, 1960, and sentence was pronounced in the trial court on June 27, 1960, to be executed on August 12, 1960.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Stickney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- State Ex Rel. Looney v. HamblenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Ex parte StickneyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
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3Cited by115 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Janecka v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Basaldua v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- State Ex Rel. Holmes v. Honorable Court of Appeals for the Third DistrictCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Ex Parte YbarraCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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