Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Werne
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided September 11, 2003No. 06-03-00077-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.
In this appeal, we consider whether the untimely handling of one application for writ of habeas corpus requires that a subsequent application for writ of habeas corpus be granted.
I. Background
George E. Werne was arrested on September 2, 2002, for minor traffic and weapons offenses. Soon thereafter officials discovered Werne was wanted as a fugitive by the State of Mississippi. Werne satisfied his sentences on the Texas misdemeanor offenses by mid-September 2002, but remained confined in the Titus County jail pursuant to the Mississippi warrant. Two…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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- Ex Parte OkereCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
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