Ex parte Allen

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The applicant, indicted for attempted capital murder, sought pretrial relief in a habeas corpus proceeding filed in the trial court. The order of the trial court denying such relief will be affirmed.

The key question on this appeal is whether the indictment is void, and a determination of this question requires a review of past proceedings involving the applicant.

In 1974, the applicant was charged in juvenile court with attempted capital murder. That court waived jurisdiction and ordered the cause transferred to the criminal district court for trial for that offense. The…