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Ex Parte Lewis

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 13, 1954
263 S.W.2d 557 (Tex. Crim. App. 1954)

Opinion

No. 26782.

January 13, 1954.

Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 1, Dallas County, Harold B. Wright, J.

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Charles S. Potts, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Wesley Dice, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


Relator is held by the Sheriff of Dallas County by virtue of an extradition warrant issued by the Governor of the State of Mississippi, and upon the hearing of her application for a writ of habeas corpus, she was remanded by the trial court to the said sheriff to be delivered to an agent of the authorities of said state.

To this ruling the relator excepted and gave notice of appeal to this court.

We find no statement of facts of any kind in the record. However, the trial court, in his judgment herein, after having heard the testimony offered relative to the matter, was of the opinion that the relator was legally held in custody and under restraint by the Sheriff of Dallas County.

There being no statement of facts or stipulation of any kind in the record, we

'But if you should find and believe the relator in custody.

The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed. of force and threats, as those terms are


Summaries of

Ex Parte Lewis

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 13, 1954
263 S.W.2d 557 (Tex. Crim. App. 1954)
Case details for

Ex Parte Lewis

Case Details

Full title:Ex parte LEWIS

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jan 13, 1954

Citations

263 S.W.2d 557 (Tex. Crim. App. 1954)

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