Jones, Ex Parte Richard Dewayne
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J.
in which KELLER, P. J., WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
In this case, we are asked to decide whether an amendment to the evading-arrest statute in the Texas Penal Code was enacted in violation of the “single-subject rule” of the Texas Constitution, thereby rendering that enactment void. Concluding that it was not, we determine that the court of appeals properly upheld the trial court’s denial of the pre-trial application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Richard Dewayne Jones, appellant, in which he alleged a violation of the single-subject rule after being…
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