Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Thomas

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 6, 1912No. 1171PublishedCited by 8 opinions

From Dallas County. Original application for writ of habeas corpus asking release under a commitment for contempt of the Corporation Court of the city of Dallas.

1Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

This is an original application to this court for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted by the presiding judge on March 22, 1911. The cause was heard and submitted to this court on March 29, 1911.

tío evidence whatever was submitted to or heard by this court. The record contains none. The only record before the court is the application for the writ, the order granting the same, the writ issued and served on John W. Byan, the chief of police of the city of Dallas, whom the applicant says held him in confinement, the return on the writ showing that it was executed, and an…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte NaillCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Ex Parte RobertsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Ex Parte WelburnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918
  2. Ex Parte ClarkCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  3. Reese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. Ex Parte BerryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. Ex Parte DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919

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