Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Clear
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 1, 1978No. 59288PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed originally in this Court. Relator alleges that the district court illegally assumed jurisdiction as a magistrate of a felony complaint filed against him in justice court and unlawfully raised his bond from one thousand to two thousand dollars. We agree and grant the relief requested.
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On July 8, 1978, the State filed a felony complaint against the relator David Clear. The complaint alleged that relator had, by causing bodily injury, assaulted a police officer who was, at the time of the assault, in the lawful…
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3Cited by71 opinions
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