Ex parte Edwards

OPINION

RICHARD L. BROWN, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding. Robert Prince Edwards, the applicant in this court, was arrested by the Wise County Sheriff’s Department without a warrant on March 28, 1981 and placed in Wise County jail. On June 22, 1981 an order was signed by a Justice of the Peace for Wise County ordering that applicant be held pending a Governor’s warrant for extradition to Louisiana. On July 15, 1981 the trial judge received a letter from applicant contesting his custody. This letter was considered by the trial court as part of applicant’s application for writ of…