Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Yarborough
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 12, 1980No. 64610PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. C. DAVIS, Judge.
This is an application for post-conviction writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. On June 7, 1978, the petitioner was convicted of theft and sentenced to seven years confinement; it is the incarceration resulting from this conviction which the petitioner alleges has illegally deprived him of his liberty.
The petitioner contends that his confinement is illegal because he was mentally incompetent to stand trial at the time he was convicted for theft. At the hearing on the application for writ of habeas corpus, it was adduced that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ainsworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- McGee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
- Cruz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Ex Parte HagansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Manning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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- Byrd v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
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