Legal Opinion

Ex parte Dickson

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 4, 1953No. 26,641PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

*118Appellant applied to Hon. Phil Peden, Judge of County Court at Law No. 3 of Harris County, for writ of habeas corpus, attacking as void the judgment of conviction entered in said court for violation of an ordinance of the city of Houston defining an offense therein denominated “reckless driving.”

The writ was granted, and, after hearing, Judge Peden entered his order remanding appellant to the custody of the sheriff of Harris Cdunty, who had detained him under a capias pro fine following his said conviction.

This is an appeal from such order remanding him to custody.

The sole…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ex Parte ChernoskyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ex parte WilsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  2. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports2002
  3. Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports2002

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