Ex Parte Davis
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Nolan County. Original application for habeas corpus for release from custody, under plea of former acquittal of the same offense in another county in a court of competent jurisdiction. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
This is an original application for the writ of habeas corpus before this court for the release of applicant, who stands charged with the offense of murder in Nolan County. The following are the admitted facts: That relator killed A. P. Smith, on or about July 29, 1904. The homicide was committed near the county line between Coke and Nolan Counties. On September 23, 1904, the grand jury of Coke County indicted relator for the alleged murder of deceased, the venue being charged in Coke County. Thereafter on November 17, 1904, the grand jury of Nolan County indicted relator for…
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