Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Luis Luna
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 26, 1924No. 7924PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Presiding Judge.
— The relator was prosecuted for violating an ordinance of the City of El Paso, and seeks-release by way of writ of habeas corpus upon the ground that the ordinance upon which the prosecution is founded is invalid. The first two sections of the ordinance read thus:
“Section 1. That from and after this date it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate upon the streets of the city of El Paso a motor bus or jitney.”
“Section 2. By the term ‘motor bus’ is meant and included any automobile, automobile truck or trackless motor vehicle engaged in the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Davis v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Ex parte DickeyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
- Greene v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Huston v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Le Blanc v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- City of Waco v. O'NealCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- Parsons v. City of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Parsons v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
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