Ex Parte Bush

In 1948, realtor was convicted in the district court of Johnson County, Texas, of the primary offense of cattle theft and, under allegations of two prior convictions for felonies, was assessed a term of life imprisonment in accordance with the so-called habitual criminal statute, Art. 63, P.C.

Upon the trial of the case appellant represented himself. The trial court declined to appoint counsel for him.

No appeal from that conviction was given to this court, and the judgment became final.

Now, ten years from that time, realtor seeks by writ of habeas corpus to have this court set aside the…