Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Downey
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 13, 1971No. 44711PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Commissioner.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding under Article 11.07 Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. Petitioner seeks his release from confinement in the Department of Corrections where he is serving a three year sentence from Galveston County for felony theft.
A hearing was held before the Honorable L. D. Godard, Judge of the 122nd Judicial District.
Petitioner contends that he has been deprived of a certain amount of time credit toward the discharge of the Galveston County sentence. He alleges that he was mistakenly released from the Texas Department of Corrections without fault on his part…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- White v. PearlmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Jack Shields v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Ex Parte ReynoldsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Ex Parte Ralph LawsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Ex Parte GriffinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Shaw v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
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- Ex Parte EsquivelCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Ex Parte PizzalotaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Ex Parte DunnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
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