Ex Parte Canady

563 S.W.2d 266 (1978)

Ex parte Joe Ben CANADY.

No. 55503.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

March 22, 1978.

No appearance for appellant.

Jerry Spencer Davis, Dist. Atty., Greenville, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Art. 11.07, V.A.C. C.P.

On May 14, 1970, petitioner was convicted by a jury of robbery with firearms in Cause No. 10,197 in the 196th Judicial District Court of Hunt County. Punishment was assessed at 45 years' imprisonment, and the appeal was not perfected.

Petitioner's application…