Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Dora
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 16, 1977No. 3802PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
This is an application for writ of habeas corpus which was submitted to this Court by the trial court, pursuant to the provisions of Art. 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.
Petitioner was convicted for the offense of burglary, enhanced under Art. 63, V.A. P.C., in the Criminal District Court of Dallas County and assessed the mandatory life sentence in the penitentiary on December 4, 1970. Petitioner’s direct appeal from this Dallas conviction was affirmed. See Dora v. State, 477 S.W.2d 20 (Tex.Cr.App.1972).
Petitioner filed an application for writ of habeas corpus in the District Court of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Dugie v. DugieCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- John Robert Welch v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Barrientes v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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- Gary Graham, Now Known as Shaka Sankofa v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Hogue v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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