Ex Parte Looper
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Johnson County. Original habeas corpus proceeding asking for a release from commitment of contempt for a violation of the writ of injunction restraining relator from the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors in local option territory. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Judge.
—On September 19, 1910, one of the Judges of this court granted a writ of habeas corpus to the relator, M. L. Looper, commanding the sheriff having him in custody to appear before this court on the first Monday in October, and show cause why he detained the said M. L. Looper. The showing on the return is that he holds him by virtue of an order issued by the District Judge of Johnson County for contempt for violating an injunction that theretofore issued restraining and enjoining the relator from selling intoxicating liquors in any place in Johnson County, Texas, and from the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Ex Parte AllisonTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Ex Parte RoperCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
3Cited by8 opinions
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