Thomas v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Johnson. Tried below before the Hon. Charles Soward. This is an appeal from an order refusing the writ of habeas corpus, on the application of Johnson, who was confined pending his appeal from a conviction for assault with intent to murder.
1Opinion of the Court
Reeves, Associate Justice.
At the Fall term, 1873, of the District Court of Johnson county, the appellant was convicted of an assault to murder, and his punishment was assessed by the jury to confinement in the penitentiary for two years. The court made an order directing the sheriff to convey the defendant to the nearest jail for safe keeping, to await the action of the Supreme Court. Afterwards the defendant applied to Judge Soward for a writ of habeas corpus by petition, and which was filed twentieth of December, 1873. He sets forth in his peti*7tion that he is illegally restrained in his…
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