Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided August 25, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Rodney Ellis Chair, Committee on Government Organization Texas State Senate Post Office Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711-2068
Re: Authority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider applications for pardons based on innocence (RQ-0192-GA)
Dear Senator Ellis:
You ask about the requirements necessary for the Board of Pardons and Paroles (the "Board") to consider an application for a pardon based on innocence.1 In particular you inquire about the effect of certain Board rules on the Board's power to consider such applications. See Request Letter, supra note 1, at 1.
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- Public Utility Commission v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
- Lewis v. Jacksonville Building & Loan Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. Standard Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
- Corpus Christi Independent School District v. Padilla, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
- Professional Ass'n of College Educators v. El Paso County Community District, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984
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