Legal Opinion

Ex parte Graves

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 9, 1971No. 44174Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding under Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., and in *64accordance with Ex parte Young, Tex.Cr.App., 418 S.W.2d 824, in which the petitioner seeks his release from confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. He challenges the legality of his conviction in Cause No. 7087 in the 12th Judicial District Court, Madison County, on December 9, 1952.

Petitioner contends that he was indigent at the time of his conviction, was not represented by counsel and that he did not waive his right to counsel.

A hearing was held to determine if relief should…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Ex Parte GreggCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Ex Parte WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

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