Ex Parte Rippy
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Grayson County. Original application for habeas corpus to determine the validity of the local option law under and by virtue of which relator was arrested and held in custody for its violation. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
This is an original proceeding by writ of habeas corpus in this court. The application alleges that relator is illegally restrained of his liberty by virtue of a warrant of arrest charging him with a violation of the local option law (the case pending in the County Court of Grayson County). It is shown that appellant is a resident of Pottsboro, and he admits the sale of intoxicating liquor in said precinct, etc. He alleges that the adoption of local option at Pottsboro was illegal and unconstitutional, on the ground that on the 6th day of April, 1901, a local option election…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Kimberly v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Adams v. KelleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
- State v. HarveyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
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