Ex Parte Pousson
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
These are post-conviction habeas corpus proceedings under Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.
In June of 1976, Pousson was convicted of attempted capital murder, aggravated kidnapping and felony theft. He initiated these habeas corpus actions claiming that the three indictments were fundamentally defective and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney allowed him to plead guilty to the defective indictments.
The indictments read as follows:
“THE GRAND JURORS for the County of Jefferson, State aforesaid, duly organized as such at the October Term, A.D.,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Benoit v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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- Dovalina v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Lucero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Pollard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Robinson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
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- Yates v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1984
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