Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Holmes v. Honorable Court of Appeals for the Third District
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 20, 1994No. 71764, 71765PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON RELATORS’ APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
BAIRD, Judge.
Relators, Hams County District Attorney John B. Holmes and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles by and through the Attorney General, seek a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition directing respondent, the Third Court of Appeals, to withdraw its order enjoining the execution of death row inmate Gary Graham. We will conditionally grant relief.
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A recitation of the procedural history of this case is in order. Graham was convicted of capital murder in the 182nd District Court of Harris County. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2). We…
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