Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Charles

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 25, 1979No. 59772Published

1Opinion of the Court

582 S.W.2d 836 (1979)

Ex parte Morrell Richard CHARLES.

No. 59772.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

April 25, 1979.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1979.

Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the Court en banc.

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus proceeding. Art. 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.

On May 2, 1977, the petitioner was convicted of the offense of delivery of sinequan, a dangerous drug. The punishment assessed was imprisonment for five years.

The petitioner now asserts that the indictment under which he was convicted is void. If the indictment is…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Benoit v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Minix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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