Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Olvera

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 31, 1973No. 46204PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus brought under the provisions of Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., by the petitioner, an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections.

The habeas corpus petition alleges that petitioner was convicted on January 18, 1967 of murder where the punishment was assessed at life in the 105th District Court of Nueces County. No appeal was taken from the conviction. The petition further alleges that at his bifurcated trial conducted under the provisions of Article 37.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., the State, at the penalty stage…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Nix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  2. Bullard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Disheroon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Aldrighetti v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Ex Parte FloresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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