Legal Opinion

Ex parte Garcia

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 14, 1973No. 46728Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a habeas corpus hearing denying appellants’ motion to be discharged from custody.

Appellants 1 filed a writ of habeas corpus in the trial court “on their own behalf and on behalf of all prisoners in the county jail of El Paso County, Texas, constituting a class similarly situated to appellants . . ”, alleging that their confinement “ . is violative of the federal constitutional provisions relating to due process, the presumption of innocence, cruel and unusual punishment, and equal protection of the laws . ”. They claimed that the fact that they…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte MorganCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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