Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Richards

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 4, 1928No. 11793PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Judge refusing to release the appellant from a contempt judgment upon a habeas corpus hearing. The judgment is in the following language:

“On this, the 2nd day of March, A. D. 1928, it appearing to the court that Colquitt Richards had refused to answer questions propounded to him by the grand jury of Nacogdoches County, Texas, it is the opinion of the court that said Colquitt Richards should be ordered to jail until such time as he shall see fit to answer such questions propounded to him by said grand jury. It is so…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ex Parte JenningsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Harris County v. BassettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Ex parte McMurroughCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. Conway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
  4. Ex Parte SmelleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929

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