Ex Parte Fields
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Parker County. This case is an original application to the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of habeas corpus, the relator having been refused such writ upon his applications presented to both his district and county judges.
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From Parker County. This case is an original application to the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of habeas corpus, the relator having been refused such writ upon his applications presented to both his district and county judges. The following statement, which is correct, is taken from the brief of counsel for appellant: The record in this case shows that on the-day of-, 1894, a local option election was held in precinct No. 1, Parker County, Texas, which resulted in favor of prohibition. After the two years had expired from this first election, the requisite number of qualified voters…
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, Presiding Judge.
Relator applied to the district judge, and also to the county judge of Parker County, for this writ, which was denied ; hence application is made to this court.
Relator was tried for selling whisky in precinct Ho. 1, Parker County, entered his plea of guilty, and was fined $35, with imprisonment in the county jail for twenty days. Relator insists that this judgment was absolutely void, because local option was not in force in precinct Ho. 1 of Parker County at the time the sale was made. The contention is as follows: That the election was held in precinct Ho. 1 on the 5th…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kimberly v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Adams v. KelleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
- State v. HarveyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
3Cited by15 opinions
- Griffin v. TuckerTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Myers v. MartinezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Coker v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Ex Parte HeymanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
- Coker v. KmeicikTexas Supreme Court · 1935
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