Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Alaniz
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 28, 1979No. 57859PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Judge.
This is a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus. Article 11.07, V.A.C. *381C.P. Petitioner was originally convicted for the unlawful possession of marihuana on a plea of not guilty to a jury. Article 725b, V.A.P.C. (1925). The jury assessed petitioner’s punishment at 25 years’ imprisonment.
On April 21,1976, petitioner filed an original application for writ of habeas corpus in the 143rd Judicial District Court of Ward County. After conducting an evidentiary hearing, the district judge 1 found that the same attorney represented the petitioner and his…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Otis Ray Fitzgerald v. W. J. Estelle, Director Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Javan Foster, Javan Foster v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Lerma v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Brewer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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