Ex Parte Greenwood
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
WOODLEY, Judge.
Appellant sought relief by habeas corpus before Hon. Wendell A. Odom, Judge of County Court at Law No. 3 of Harris County, contending that his confinement in jail following some eleven convictions in the corporation court of Houston was illegal. The writ was granted and hearing denied. This is an appeal from the order remanding him to the custody of the chief of police of Houston.
The sole question raised which we are called upon to answer is whether or not prosecution in the corporation court upon a sworn complaint alone, without an information having been filed, would be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Ex Parte NitscheCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
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- Ex Parte Traugott JankCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
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