Blackwell v. Johnson

HODGES, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Gene Allen Blackwell, was arrested and held for extradition to Texas. He filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that the extradition documents were insufficient because they failed to include an authenticated copy of the judgment of conviction and sentence. After hearing, the trial court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

The extradition documents provided by the state of Texas include a certified document entitled: “Minutes of the 18th District Court of Harris County, Texas, at February Term, 1978: JUDGMENT.” The…