Legal Opinion

Ex parte Pepper

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1977No. B-6554PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Application has been made in this Court for writ of error to the court of civil appeals in the above-styled cause, in which that court granted an original writ of habe-as corpus. 544 S.W.2d 836. The Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction to review by writ of error habeas corpus proceedings originated in a court of civil appeals. Woodruff v. Woodruff, 487 S.W.2d 692 (Tex.1972). Nor does the Court have jurisdiction to review the granting of a writ of habeas corpus by any court. Arendt v. Carter, 146 Tex. 590, 210 S.W.2d 976 (1948); McFarland v. Johnson, 27 Tex. 105 (1863). Without regard to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McFarland v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1863
  2. Ex Parte PepperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Arendt, Sheriff v. Carter, by Next Fr.Texas Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Woodruff v. WoodruffTexas Supreme Court · 1972

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Deborah Huddleston and Mike Huddleston v. Danny Lewis, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1994

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