Ex parte Dickerson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Guadalupe. Tried below before Hon. James Greenwood, County Judge. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
The relator was convicted of a misdemeanor, and fined $100 and given a term of six months in the county jail. The only irregularity complained of in the judgment was its omission to *449order the issuance of execution for the fine and cost. Capias pro fine issued upon this judgment, and the relator was arrested and placed in jail.
He resorted to a writ of habeas corpus for his discharge. Upon the hearing of the writ the county attorney moved to dismiss the same, which motion was-sustained, and relator was remanded to custody.
The point relied on by the relator for his discharge is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Darrah v. WesterlageTexas Supreme Court · 1876
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- Ex Parte JarvisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
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