Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Rieck
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 15, 2004No. 74799PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
We filed and set this application for writ of habeas corpus to determine whether the “Forfeiture of Good Conduct Time: Frivolous Lawsuits” statute applies to Article 11.07 1 habeas corpus proceedings. On our own motion, we asked the parties to brief the issue. We hold that the statute does not apply in the habeas context.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1992, applicant pled nolo contendere to indecency with a child and was sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment and a $750 fine. Since that conviction, applicant has filed twenty-one applications for writ of habeas corpus, many of which have been…
3Cases cited41 opinions
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Harris v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Norman R. Spears v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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4Cited by99 opinions
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