Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Davis

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 15, 1967No. 39935PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McDonald, judge.

This is an original application for habeas corpus by relator who is confined in the Texas Department of Corrections under sentence in Cause No. 11692-A of the District Court of Wichita County, Texas.

The indictment in said cause charged relator with the offense of assault with intent to rape and the judgment, upon a plea of guilty before the court, and the sentence reflect that the punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for life.

The punishment provided by statute for the offense of assault with intent to rape is “for any term of years not less than…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bailey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
  2. Ex parte ErwinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  4. Ex Parte GossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  5. Joseph v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Littles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Ex Parte CumminsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Coit v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Hathorne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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