Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Williams
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 15, 1972No. 46202PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Commissioner.
This is a post-conviction habeas corpus proceeding under Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.
The petitioner was convicted for the offense of burglary of a private residence in the nighttime in the District Court of Bowie County, after a plea of guilty on December 19, 1940. His punishment was assessed at forty years by a jury. There was no appeal from the conviction.
The petitioner’s original application for writ of habeas corpus, which alleged that he was indigent at the time of trial, was not represented by counsel and did not waive his right to counsel, was denied by…
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- Kitchens v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by19 opinions
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