Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 15, 1969No. 193PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Justice.
This is a suit for alleged wrongful imprisonment under the provisions of Article 1176a, Vernon’s Ann.Penal Code. Appellant, Willie Gilbert, brought suit against The State of Texas seeking compensation for an alleged wrongful imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections for approximately fourteen years.
The appellant was convicted of murder with malice in 1953 in Cause No. 68267 in Criminal District Court No. 3 of Harris County, Texas. He was found guilty and sentenced by the trial judge to a term of 99 years. The judgment of conviction was affirmed on appeal. See Gilbert…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Empire Gas & Fuel Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Jones v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- State v. StandardTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. Elliott v. Hendricks, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Portland Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Bernstein, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. Wiggins, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1985
- Harris County District Attorney's Office v. M.G.G.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Ex Parte BinderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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