Ex Parte H.J. Spanell
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Coleman County. Original habeas corpus proceeding asking release on the ground of former jeopardy in a case pending for trial in the District Court. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
In this case relator, Harry J. Spanell, in an original application for habeas corpus, seeks to be discharged from the custody of the sheriff of Coleman County, Texas, by whom he is held under a capias issued in a case pending in the District Court of said county wherein relator is charged with the murder of M. C. Butler. The ground for the- relief sought is that relator has heretofore been placed in jeopardy and acquitted of the murder of Crystal Spanell, it being alleged in the application that the act, volition and transaction for which he has so been in jeopardy and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Whitten v. TomlinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Ex Parte BigelowSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- In Re BeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- In re AllisonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
- State ex rel. Noonan v. Sheriff of Hennepin CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Ex Parte MitchumCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Ex Parte SoleteCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Ex Parte HuntCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Ex parte HamlinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Ex parte MitchumCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.