Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Whitley

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 24, 1961No. 33740PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

This is an original application for writ of habeas corpus brought by relator seeking his release from the Texas Prison System.

From the record before us, it appears that on November 5, 1947, relator plead guilty to indictments in causes numbered 9106, 9109 and 9110 in the district court for the 5th Judicial District in Bowie County. He was sentenced to twelve years in each case, and no effort was made to cumulate such sentences, and relator does not question their validity since he now has credit for more than eighteen years. Thereafter, on June 10, 1954, relator plead guilty…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HamiltonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  2. Ex Parte LucasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Ex Parte MarchCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Ex Parte McCulloughCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Ex parte WilkinsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

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