Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Thomas
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 8, 1997No. 72848PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANSFIELD, Judge.
This is a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 11.07. The convicting court, the 144th District Court of Bexar County, found that this Court was statutorily barred from addressing applicant Michael Charles Thomas’s present claims. We ordered applicant’s writ application filed and set for submission to determine whether we are barred under Article 11.07, § 4(a), from considering the merits of his application. We hold that this Court is not statutorily barred from addressing the merits of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ex Parte TorresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- State v. MorenoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- State v. YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Arbuckle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Lookingbill v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Larry Lee Bledsue v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Julius James Larry, III v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Ex Parte JohnsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Ex Parte GoldenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
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