Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Thomas

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 15, 1911No. 1143PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

—The relator was fined in the Corporation Court of the city of Dallas for contempt. He applied to the criminal district judge of Dallas County for a writ of habeas corpus. Hpon the hearing of this writ the same was dismissed and from this order of dismissal relator gave notice of appeal to this court. An appeal does not lie from an order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus and this court has no jurisdiction to determine this appeal. See Ex parte Strong, 34 Texas Crim. Rep., 309, 30 S. W. Rep., 666; Ex parte Blankenship, 57 S. W. Rep., 646; Ex parte Hodges, 45 S. W. Rep.,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ex Parte StrongCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte MuseCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  2. Ex Parte NobleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  3. Ex Parte RenierCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Ex Parte RenierCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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