Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Morse
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 9, 1980No. 63300PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.
This is an application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Art. 11.07, V.A.C. C.P. On June 8, 1959, petitioner plead guilty in the 52nd District Court of Coryell County and was convicted of burglary in Cause No. 5969. The court assessed punishment at two years confinement. Petitioner is presently serving a life sentence in Texas Department of Corrections for a 1974 aggravated robbery conviction in which punishment was enhanced by felony convictions occurring in 1960 and 1963.
Petitioner contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and therefore…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McConnell v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Ex Parte GallegosCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Saylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Childress v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Virgil v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Ferguson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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