Legal Opinion
James Bryson Martin v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 22, 1965No. 149; 345 and 508PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.
Reported below: No. 345, 389 S. W. 2d 678; No. 508, 390 S. W. 2d 777.
Memorandum of
Mr. Chief Justice Warren.
Each of these three cases stems from the following factual setting:
The Grand Jury of Harris County, Texas, was impaneled on May 7, 1962, to investigate irregularities in the administration of the Probate Court. While Grand Jury sessions were proceeding, the District Attorney of the County, in cooperation with the Justice of the Peace, took the virtually unprecedented step of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Moore v. DempseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Maryland v. Baltimore Radio Show, Inc. Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Sheppard v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- McClelland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Skillern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
- United States v. AnzelmoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
- James Bryson Martin v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Hill v. United AirlinesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1982
- Butz v. British AirwaysDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
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