Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Rios
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 13, 1965No. 37731PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELCHER, Commissioner.
Relator, an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections seeks his release by writ of habeas corpus. After a hearing on his application for such writ before Judge T. M. Gupton of the 23rd Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, the writ was made returnable before this court in accordance with Art. 119, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P.
On June 24, 1960, the relator was convicted in Cause No. 41 in the District Court of Borden County for the offense of murder and his punishment was assessed at fifteen years. The validity of this conviction is not questioned.
Relator attacks the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- John Lee v. E. B. Swope, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Ex Parte HerringCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Ex parte NashCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Ex parte TimberlakeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
3Cited by10 opinions
- Ex Parte WeiseCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Ex Parte EasleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Ex Parte AlegriaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Headrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Ex Parte Benavides, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
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