Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Wright

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 20, 1943No. 22649PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant was arrested upon the warrant of the Governor of this State, issued upon the requisition of the Governor of the State of Louisiana, where he stood charged, by affidavit, with the crime of forgery. He sought his discharge from such arrest by writ of habeas corpus, which, after hearing, was denied. The appeal is from that order.

The proof offered upon the hearing consisted only of the executive warrant and accompanying papers. These were, upon their face, entirely regular, and made a prime facie case. Ex parte Hall, 104 Tex. Cr. R. 403, 284 S. W. 550; Ex parte Celey,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte W. H. HallCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  2. Ex Parte CeleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. Ex Parte BlackwoodCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte CarrollCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  2. Ex parte AlveyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  3. Ex Parte WoodlandCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943

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