Ex Parte Miller
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Wichita County. Original Habeas Corpus proceedings, asking release from judgment of contempt for failing to answer questions as a witness before the grand jury. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Presiding Judge.
—Original Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Relator is held in contempt of court by reason of his refusal to answer certain questions which were propounded to him by the grand jury.
The inquiry made was whether relator had ever been a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and whether he knew of any one who was a member of such Klan.
The facts in the case are stated in some detail in the companion case of Ex parte Jennings, No. 6987, to which we refer. From these facts, it is apparent that the questions propounded were not intended to elicit information pertaining to an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Nelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Ex Parte SnodgrassCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
- Ex Parte GouldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Gould v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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