Legal Opinion
Fariss v. Tipps
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 1971No. B-2350PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALVERT, Chief Justice.
Relator Ronald E. Fariss seeks a writ of mandamus to compel a speedy disposition by the Honorable Arthur Tipps, District Judge, of a pending motion to revoke relator’s probation. The petition will be conditionally granted.
On March 3, 1967 Relator Fariss pleaded guilty to an indictment of robbery by assault in cause No. 13,223-A in the 30th Judicial District Court of Wichita County, Texas. At that time he was assessed five years in the Texas Department of Corrections, but the imposition of the sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation pursuant to the…
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