Ex Parte Green
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Dissent
Because I believe that the majority misinterprets and misconstrues Art. 42.03, Section 2(a), V.A.C.C.P., erroneously applies to this cause the equal protection clauses of the respective constitutions, and fails to discuss certain subjects that will surely confront this overworked Court in the near future, I am compelled to dissent.
The question that is before this Court is whether Art.42.03, Section 2, V.A.C.C.P., or some other law, can be invoked and applied in order to give jail credit to Tyrant Anthony Green, applicant, for the period of time that he spent in a Dallas County juvenile…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnnie Pruett v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Johnnie Pruett v. The State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Ex Parte CrossleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Escobedo v. OleiskySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983