Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Lefors

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 1, 1957No. 29016Published

1Opinion of the Court

303 S.W.2d 394 (1957)

Ex parte Charles Melton LEFORS.

No. 29016.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 1, 1957.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1957.

Charles W. Tessmer, Dallas, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Judge.

Relator applies for writ of habeas corpus alleging that he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty by the Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas. The application was set for hearing upon the question of whether the writ should issue.

The question raised is the construction of Proclamation No. 56-2335, dated December 27, 1956, which recites that relator…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ex Parte LeforsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  2. Jones v. MorrowSupreme Court of Kansas · 1942
  3. Ex Parte RedwineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  4. Ex parte BlackCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
  5. In re CharlesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924

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