Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Oakley

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 2, 1908No. 4177PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Relator resorted to a writ of habeas corpus before one of the District Courts at San Antonio for his discharge alleging that there was no evidence upon which to hold him, and second, that after his arrest under affidavit by complaint being filed in the justice court, a grand jury had adjourned without returning a bill against him. An inspection of the record fails to disclose any evidence bearing upon the latter proposition. Article 629 Code Criminal Procedure provides: <rWhen a defendant has been detained in custody or held to bail for his appearance to answer any…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte LermaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Ex Parte WilsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Ex Parte AckerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919

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