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Ex Parte Seidel

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 28, 2001No. 1790-99PublishedCited by 165 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · HollandHolland, J.

in which PRICE, J ., KEASLER, J., HERVEY, J., and HOLCOMB, J., joinqd.

On August, 17, 1997, appellee was arrested for felony driving while intoxicated and was released on a felony bond. The District Attorney’s Office rejected the case on December 7, 1997 — it never filed an indictment or an information in district court. On April 16, 1998, appellee filed a writ of habeas corpus asserting that because the State delayed in obtaining an indictment as required under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 32.01, the prosecution and bail should be discharged. The district court granted this…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Garcia v. DialCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Van Hoang v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Ex Parte McIverCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Ex Parte BanksCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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4Cited by165 opinions

  1. Mizell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  2. Byrom v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Ex Parte RichCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  4. State v. MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Ex Parte McCainCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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