Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Auten

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 7, 1970No. 42902PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

This is petitioner’s third post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner, an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections, seeks discharge from confinement under a life sentence as a result of conviction for attempted burglary where two prior non-capital felony convictions were alleged and utilized for enhancement under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. 1 Such conviction was affirmed by this Court in Auten v. State, 429 S.W.2d 894.

Petitioner’s first application was denied by this Court upon the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Robles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Ex Parte RainsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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