Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Griffith
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 22, 1970No. 43336PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Judge.
This is a post conviction habeas corpus proceeding brought by an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections.
The petitioner first applied to the convicting court seeking only credit on his sentence for the time spent in jail pending his appeal. The record reflects the petitioner entered a plea of guilty to the offense of burglary on October 26, 1964, in Criminal District Court No. 2 of Tarrant County in Cause No. 69282. His punishment was assessed at 10 years. Sentence was pronounced on November 26, 1964, and he was given credit on his sentence for the time he had been…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Charles David Robinson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Joseph N. Gremillion v. C. Murray Henderson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
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