Ex Parte Stewart
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. C. DAVIS, Judge.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.
On October 6, 1976, petitioner was convicted of the offense of robbery (Cause No. 247800). The jury found as “true” the two enhancement paragraphs in the indictment, and, accordingly, punishment was assessed at life imprisonment.
Petitioner filed an application for writ of habeas corpus, contending that his prior 1970 conviction for robbery by assault, alleged for enhancement purposes, was void since that conviction was based upon a fatally defective indictment. In…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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