Ex Parte Lake
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From McLennan County. An original application to the Court of Criminal Appeals, for a writ of habeas corpus to he relieved from a judgment imposing a fine for contempt. The case is stated in the opinion.
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From McLennan County. An original application to the Court of Criminal Appeals, for a writ of habeas corpus to he relieved from a judgment imposing a fine for contempt. The case is stated in the opinion. The Assistant Attorney-General filed the following motion to dismiss the application, and his argument in support of the motion, viz: “Now comes the State, by attorney, and moves the court to dismiss the application for habeas corpus herein, and remand the relator to the custody of the sheriff of McLennan County to abide the judgment of the District Court of said county; because the…
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, Presiding Judge.
The governor of Oklahoma Territory issued to the governor of this State a requisition, in proper form, for J. E. Edwards, who was charged by indictment with the offense of assault with intent to murder in that territory. Lake was named as the extradition agent, for the purpose of carrying Edwards to the territory. Edwards applied to Judge Surratt, judge of the District Court of the Nineteenth District, for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted, and, upon a hearing before said j udge, was discharged, because of some supposed or real informality in the warrant. (We…
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