Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Williams

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided February 15, 1990No. 01-89-00651-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUNN, Justice.

Appellant was charged by information in the county criminal court at law for unlawfully carrying a weapon. He filed a writ of habeas corpus in the district court claiming that the statute under which he is charged, Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 46.02 (Vernon 1974), is unconstitutional. Appellant asked the trial court to dismiss the information and declare the statute unconstitutional. The trial court denied the relief requested. We affirm.

The State initially contends that, even if appellant’s contentions have merit, the trial court did not have jurisdiction to grant appellant the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Roy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Von Kolb v. KoehlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Wagner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
  5. Burks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Chavfull, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
  2. Franklin v. Kyle, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1995
  3. Ford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. City of El Paso v. Alvarez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
  5. Kobos v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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