Bates v. Hudspeth

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This is an original proceeding for a writ of habeas corpus.

On February 6,1946, in the district court of Montgomery County, Marvin F. Bates pleaded guilty to the offense of passing a worthless check for more than Twenty Dollars and was sentenced to the state penitentiary to serve a period of not less than one year nor more than five years. On November 1, 1947, Bates was paroled after having served one year and eight months of his sentence. On June 3. 1948, the state board of administration declared Bates delinquent and revoked his parole, the…