Ex Parte Geisling

Nov 21, 1951
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Reporters:
,
Before:
Woodley
WOODLEY, Commissioner.

Relator, an inmate of the penitentiary of Texas, has filed an original application for ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‍writ of habeas corpus in this court *834 alleging’ that the judgment and sentence in cause No. 7727 in the District Court of Hopkins Qranty is void; and praying for ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‍release.

Certified copies of such judgment and sentence show that relator pleaded guilty to the offense of robbery with firearms, and the jury assessed his punishment at confinement in the ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‍penitentiary for life and he was sentenced accordingly.

Such judgment and sentence we held, in a companion case to that of relator, to be void. See Ex parte Whitten, 151 ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‍Tex.Cr.R. 169, 205 S.W.2d 588.

It appears that in addition to the above sentence, relator is legally held by the penitentiary authorities under other felony convictions and therefore is not ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‍entitled to discharge.

The application for release by habeas corpus is denied.

Opinion approved by the court.