Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Lefors
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 1, 1957No. 29016PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODLEY, Judge.
Relator applies for writ of habeas corpus alleging that he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of Dallas, County, Texas. The application was set for hearing upon the question of whether the writ should issue.
The question raised is the construction of Proclamation No. 56-2335, dated December 27, 1956, which recites that relator was convicted of “Theft and Repetition” in the district court of Jefferson County, Texas, on January 18, 1954 and sentenced to a term of ten years in the penitentiary; that “upon recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Ex Parte RedwineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
- Ex parte BlackCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
- In re CharlesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
- Ex Parte NelsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Ex Parte FreemanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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