Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Smith
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 28, 1964No. 37109PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDonald, judge.
This is an original application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by relator with this Court wherein he seeks his release from custody after being held in contempt by Honorable D. F. Thompson, Justice of the Peace, Precinct- -No: 2 of Harris County, Texas, for -his refusal to testify at a court of inquiry convened by Judge Thompson.
We observe that the District Attorney has, since receipt of this application, joined in the prayer that the relief prayed for be granted and the relator discharged for the reason that he has since been indicted by the Grand Jury and has thereby…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Ex Parte JimenezTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- McClelland v. BriscoeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- Ex Parte Sauls and AndrewsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
3Cited by9 opinions
- Jesse Don Bitner v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2004
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- Ex parte BerryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
- In Re Thompson, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
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