Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Countryman
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 13, 2007No. PD-1964-05PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ.,
joined.
Appellant was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Because the State had not obtained an indictment by the next term of court, Appellant filed an application for writ of habeas corpus to have the case dismissed. See Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Art. 32.01. After Appellant filed the application, but before the trial court held a hearing, the grand jury returned an indictment. The trial court denied the application and Appellant appealed. The court of appeals reversed the trial…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Ex Parte MartinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Tatum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- State v. Condran, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1997
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