Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Preston
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 19, 1913No. 2899PublishedCited by 25 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
PRENDERGAST, Presiding Judge.
The sheriff of Harris County holds the relator in the county jail by virtue of a proper capias. He sued out an original habeas corpus before the county judge, contending that the complaint and information on which he was arrested and held charged no offense under the laws of Texas, and that he was entitled to his liberty. The county judge who granted the writ heard the case, and remanded the relator, f];om which he has appealed to this court.
The information against him alleges that on October 4, 1913, he did unlawfully, wilfully, and fraudulently assume and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Harris County v. StewartTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Johnson v. HanscomTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Minter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Henry Rusher v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- City of Galveston v. HemmisTexas Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by25 opinions
- Irwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944
- Hall v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Blynn v. City of PontiacMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
- Simpson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Simpson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
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