Scott v. State

OPINION

Appellant filed a pro se application for a writ of habeas corpus in the Criminal District Court of Jefferson County in July, 1987. At that time, the applicant-Appellant was being held in the Jefferson County Jail for extradition to California. The trial court appointed counsel for Cleveland Scott. Counsel filed an additional application for a writ of habeas corpus. The application for the writ alleged that a warrant of extradition had not been issued by the Governor of Texas, as required by law.

The Criminal District Court held a hearing on July 23, 1987, finding that the Appellant had…