Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Harris

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 20, 1931No. 13735PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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

  1. Matthews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
  2. Millikin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  3. Trevinio v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Singleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Sandoval v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  3. State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Singleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961

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