Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Stevenson
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 22, 1978No. 57615PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
The question presented is, does the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals have jurisdiction *846to issue writs of mandamus to compel speedy trials under the recent amendment to Article 5, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution?
The petitioner is an inmate in the Texas Department of Corrections serving a life sentence for the offense of attempted murder from Victoria County. On April 29, 1977, he was indicted in Victoria County for two offenses of burglary of a habitation in Cause Nos. 9025 and 9026. He alleges that detainers based upon these indictments were filed against him with the…
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