Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Williams
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 6, 1964No. 36881PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELCHER, Commissioner.
By writ of habeas corpus filed in the 175th District Court of Bexar County, the appellant sought his final discharge from an accusation of passing a forged instrument, on the ground that he had been deprived of his constitutionally guaranteed right to a speedy trial.
From an order refusing to discharge him after a hearing, the appellant gave notice of appeal.
The evidence at the beginning of the hearing revealed that appellant was held under an indictment returned on August 14, 1963. There was no activity by either side in this cause until January 13, 1964, when it was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ex Parte McKayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Whitehead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Ex Parte DraneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
3Cited by13 opinions
- Jody Parks Brown v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- State v. Henry, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
- Hughes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998
- Dwayne Lee Wood, A/K/A Mickey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
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