Legal Opinion
In Re the Expunction of Wilson
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided October 3, 1996No. 08-96-00107-CVPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
Jimmy Daryl Wilson, proceeding pro se in forma pauperis, moved to expunge the records of his convictions in Cause No. 1851, delivery of heroin and Cause No. 3010, theft of oil field property. Judge Bob Parks, 143rd District Court of Ward County dismissed the petition as frivolous under Tex. CivPRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 13.001 (Vernon Supp.1996). Appellant appeals the dismissal of his petition.
FACTS
1. Cause No. 1851
In May of 1974, appellant was convicted at trial of the felony offense of “sale of heroin” and given a five (5) year sentence. No direct appeal was taken. On…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Illinois v. SomervilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. LynaughTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Ex Parte CannonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Smith v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
- Brewer v. Simental, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
- Denson v. T.D.C.J-I.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1999
- Harris County District Attorney v. Lacafta, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
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