Legal Opinion
Smith v. Gohmert
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 11, 1998No. 72845PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · MansfieldMansfield, Judge
MeCORMICK, Presiding Judge, and KELLER, PRICE and HOLLAND, Judges, joined.
This is an original proceeding. Relator-Applicant Clinton Wayne Smith seeks mandamus and/or habeas corpus relief from this Court1 to vindicate his federal and state constitutional rights to a speedy trial.2 More specifically, Smith asks this Court to order the Honorable Louis B. Gohmert, Jr., Judge of the Seventh District Court of Smith County, to dismiss a capital murder indictment pending against Smith. We will deny the relief requested.
The Relevant Facts
On September 8,1988, Smith pled guilty to aggravated…
3Cases cited19 opinions
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