Legal Opinion

Ex parte Priest

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 18, 1956No. 28,088PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

Realtor seeks her release by writ of habeas corpus. Her conviction was by this court affirmed and mandate issued. Priest v. State, No. 27,676 (page 260 this volume, 284 S.W. 2d 148.) She now contends that her confinement by virtue of such mandate is unlawful, and, in order to understand such contention, it is necessary to set forth the legislative history of the creation of the court in which her conviction was had. Article I of Senate Bill 21 of the Acts of the 53rd Legislature, 1st Called Session 1954, Chapter 51, page 105 created the “Special Criminal District…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Priest v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Curry v. DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Myers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956

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