Legal Opinion
Smith v. Flack
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 22, 1987No. 69676PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAMPBELL, Judge.
This is an original mandamus proceeding brought by four court-appointed criminal defense attorneys (relators) who seek to compel the Harris County Auditor and Commissioners Court (respondents) to act pursuant to their statutory authority by paying attorney fees in accordance with Article 26.05, § 1(a) & (e), V.A.C.C.P. (Supp.1987).1 We will conditionally grant relief.
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On June 4, 1986,2 a majority of the “Board of District Judges Trying Criminal Cases [in Harris County],” hereinafter referred to as the “Board of Judges,” agreed upon a schedule for setting fees for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Curry v. GrayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Dickens v. Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Callahan v. GilesTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Ordunez v. BeanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by141 opinions
- Kerry Heckman, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Williamson CountyTexas Supreme Court · 2012
- Armstrong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
- Harrell v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 2009
- Greenwell v. COURT OF APP. THIRTEENTH JUD. DIST.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- State Ex Rel. Holmes v. Honorable Court of Appeals for the Third DistrictCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
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