Legal Opinion
Niswanger, Ex Parte William Lee
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 16, 2011No. AP-76,302Published
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. AP-76,302
EX PARTE WILLIAM LEE NISWANGER, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
FROM FREESTONE COUNTY
Meyers, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Keller, P.J., and Keasler, Hervey, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Womack, J., filed a concurring opinion. Price, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Johnson, J., joined. Johnson, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
O P I N I O N
Applicant was charged with impersonating a public servant under Section 37.11(a) of the Texas Penal Code. (1) He pled guilty in exchange for a sentence of ten…
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