Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided June 22, 1995Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable John Vance Dallas County District Attorney Frank Crowley Courts Building, LB 19 Dallas, Texas 75207-4313
Re: Whether a trial court may appoint an attorney to represent an indigent capital murder defendant in a postconviction habeas corpus proceeding, and related questions (RQ-658)
Dear Mr. Vance:
You ask us several questions regarding court appointment of counsel to represent indigent capital defendants in postconviction state habeas corpus proceedings. Code of Criminal Procedure article 11.07 regulates the procedure for a writ of habeas corpus challenging confinement under a final…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McFarland v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Smith v. FlackCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Gray v. RobinsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Touchy v. Houston Legal FoundationTexas Supreme Court · 1968
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