Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Mendell

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 11, 1922No. 7350PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Appellant is held in custody by virtue of an executive warrant issued by the Governor of Texas upon requisition from the State of Louisiana in proper form. A writ of habeas corpus was sued out before the Judge of the Sixtieth Judicial District at Beaumont, Texas, under which release was sought, but upon hearing appellant was remanded, and brings the case here upon appeal.

There is no brief on file for appellant. As far as we observe, the executive warrant mentioned was correctly issued upon a requisition whose basis was an affidavit filed in a court of competent jurisdiction…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ross v. CrofuttSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
  2. Knox v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Bergman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  4. Ex Parte HancockCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte CeleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Ex Parte HensleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  3. Ex parte SteavensonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940

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