Ex Parte Harris
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
At a hearing before the Honorable Reuben A. Hall, district judge, upon a habeas corpus petition alleging destraint in general terms, appellant was remanded to custody and has appealed to us. He was under arrest by virtue of a capias issued upon a mandate which followed the affirmance of a felony judgment against him.
As far as we comprehend the complaint of appellant, it was that the indictment against him was void because a man sat on the grand jury who could not read and write; also because another man was present at and participated in the deliberations of said grand jury…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matthews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Millikin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Trevinio v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Sandoval v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
- Singleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961