Legal Opinion

Ex parte Adams

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 23, 1931No. 15005PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Under an indictment for murder, and having been denied bail by the district court in a hearing upon a writ of habeas corpus, an appeal is prosecuted to this court.

A detailed statement of the evidence will not be undertaken in this appeal. In substance, the following appears: The appellant, a practicing lawyer, had been employed by the deceased to perform some legal services. A fee of $5 was charged and received by Adams from Lambert, the deceased. Lambert was dissatisfied with the services and demanded a refund of the fee which he had paid. Adams declined to accede to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte PowellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Ex Parte Morris AlfordCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  3. Ex Parte TindallCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte CollinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Ex parte CowardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  3. Ex parte BowlesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Ex Parte YarbroughCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
  5. Ex Parte CollinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

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