Ex Parte Young

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is a post-conviction habeas corpus proceeding, authorized by Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. See Ex Parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824 (Tex.Cr.App.1967).

Petitioner was convicted in Criminal District Court #3 of Dallas County, Texas, for the offense of rape and was sentenced to a life term in prison on March 22, 1961, in Cause No. C-8761-HJ. Review of that judgment on appeal was not sought.

Petitioner made application for habeas corpus to the convicting court, alleging that he was “deprived of his right to appeal” in violation of his constitutional rights.

The…