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Mora v. Ferguson, Dist. J.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 1947No. A-1133PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewster

This is an original petition for writs of mandamus and prohibition filed by Ciprian Mora and Senator Rogers Kelley, relators, against Hon. Bryce Ferguson, District Judge of the 92nd Judicial District of Texas, respondent.

About December 6, 1945, Mora was arrested on accusation of rape, and was duly indicted therefor in Judge Ferguson’s court on March 1, 1946. Upon his arrest Mora retained Relator Kelley, a member of the State Bar of Texas, to represent him, and Kelley has since continued as Mora’s sole counsel. Kelley was at the time of his employment State Senator for the 27th Senatorial…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bottoms v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
  2. Burton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  4. State v. MyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
  5. State Ex Rel. Snip v. ThatchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Schwartz v. JeffersonTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Cuellar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Government Services Insurance Underwriters v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Hatten v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
  5. Waites v. SondockTexas Supreme Court · 1977

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