Ex parte Stanley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Habeas corpus on appeal from the District Court of Bexar, Tried below before the Hon. George H. Noonan. The opinion discloses the casé and sets out the warrant of the Governor of the State, under which the relator was arrested and held in custody. The validity and sufficiency of the said warrant are the only questions involved in this appeal.
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Habeas corpus on appeal from the District Court of Bexar, Tried below before the Hon. George H. Noonan. The opinion discloses the casé and sets out the warrant of the Governor of the State, under which the relator was arrested and held in custody. The validity and sufficiency of the said warrant are the only questions involved in this appeal. Upon the rendition of the opinion affirming the judgment and order of the trial court, the counsel for the relator filed a motion for rehearing, supported by the able brief which follows.
1Opinion of the Court
Willson, Judge.
Appellant was arrested by virtue of the following warrant issued by the Governor of Texas, to wit:
“The State of Texas. To all and singular, the sheriffs, constables and other civil officers of said State:
“Whereas, it has been made known to me by the Governor of the State of California, that William H. M. Stanley and Bertha Stanley stand charged by affidavit before the proper authorities with the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses, committed in said State, and that the said defendant has taken refuge in the State of Texas; and whereas, the said governor, in pursuance…
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