Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Jarvis

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 15, 1928No. 11277PublishedCited by 18 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

By complaint and information in two counts relator was charged in the County Court of McCulloch County with bookmaking and betting upon a horse race, which are denounced as offenses by Articles 647 and 648 of the Penal Code. He applied to this court for an original writ of habeas corpus, the only purpose of which is to test the sufficiency of the information to charge an offense. No attack is made upon the validity or constitutionality of the law upon which prosecution is based. In the regular course of ordinary procedure relator could have presented to the County Court a…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Ex Parte McKayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  2. Ex Parte RoquemoreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Ex Parte MitchumCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Ex Parte EzellTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  5. Ex Parte GouldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Menefee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Ex Parte DickersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Ex Parte MangrumCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Ex Parte WardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Ex Parte HeartsillCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931

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