Hernandez v. State

HARDBERGER, Justice.

Appellant, Henry David Hernandez, was twice indicted for the aggravated assault of a jail guard. 1 Prior to trial appellant filed a written pre-trial application for habeas corpus. The application alleged that appellant had already been punished by prison officials for the assault; he received 15 days administrative detention and was restricted from access to the commissary, newspapers, visitors, telephones, and other programs. A writ was issued by the 187th Judicial District Court of Bexar County, the Honorable Pat Priest presiding. Following an evidentiary hearing,…