Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Ransom

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 3, 1987No. 05-86-01289-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Marcus K. Ransom appeals from an order denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus to avoid extradition to the State of Washington, where he failed to report to serve a sentence for robbery. Applicant’s sole point of error asserts that he was denied due process of law because no attorney was appointed to represent him before the issuance of the Governor’s warrant. We affirm.

In 1981, a jury in Washington found applicant guilty of robbery. He failed to report as directed to serve the penitentiary term of twenty years assessed against him. Applicant was subsequently arrested in Dallas…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Ex Parte TurnerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Ex parte TaylorCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Ex Parte RobertsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ex parte ParraCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017

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