Ex Parte Crisp

To the majority’s noble and majestic but quixotic voyage through the uncharted waters of statute captions, with its sails purportedly cut from the very parchment of the Texas Constitution, I dissent.

These cases come to this Court on petitions for discretionary review filed by the State’s Attorney from adverse rulings by the Third Court of Appeals sitting in Austin. That court granted habeas corpus relief to respondents/relators, hereinafter referred to as respondents. A majority of this Court would affirm the judgments of the Third Court of Appeals, and in doing so, declare House Bill 7301…