Legal Opinion
Ex Parte McDonald
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 14, 1971No. 44302PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding brought under the provisions of Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. See Ex parte Young, Tex.Cr.App., 418 S.W.2d 824.
The petitioner seeks his release from the Department of Corrections where he is serving a life sentence. Petitioner was convicted of felony theft in Cause No. 3017 of the 36th District Court of San Pa-tricio County on October 30, 1963. By virtue of two prior noncapital felony convictions of felony theft (1961) and of burglary (1953) alleged and proved for the purpose of enhancement of punishment, a life sentence was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McConnell v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hathorne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Lee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Ex Parte MillerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Ex Parte ShiversCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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