Legal Opinion
Ex parte Thomas
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 25, 1959No. 30,445PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICE, Judge.
On October 22, 1958, appellant was convicted in the county court of Midland County of the offense of driving while intoxicated and his punishment assessed at 2 years in jail and a fine of $500.
The trial was before the Hon. Robert Montgomery who had been elected special judge of the court by the practicing attorneys of the county.
No appeal was perfected by the appellant from the conviction.
On November 21, 1958, by application for a writ of habeas corpus presented to the regular county judge, appellant sought his discharge from custody of the sheriff of Midland County who was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Summerlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Tucker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Strahan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920