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Ex parte Hughes

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 16, 1929
No. 13021
Reporters:
,
Before:
Christian
CHRISTIAN, J.

The father of appellant made application on behalf of appellant to the county judge of Hale county for writ of habeas corpus. The judge ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍refused to issue the writ, and from the refusal an’ effort is made to perfect this appeal.

The application for the writ of habeas corpus was set down for hearing; testimony was heard on the question as to whether or not the writ would be granted; and upon the evidence ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍adduced before the judge he refused to issue the writ. Upon such state of facts no appeal lies to this court. Article 857, Code of Criminal Procedure 1925; Ex parte Barnett, 74 Tex. Cr. R. 136, 167 S. W. 845; Ex parte Lozano, 88 Tex. Cr. R. 112, 225 S. W. 59; Ex ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍parte Smith, 85 Tex. Cr. R. 652, 215 S. W. 299; Ex parte Strong, 34 Tex. Cr. R. 309, 30 S. W. 666; Ex parte Ainsworth, 27 Tex. 731. ’

In section 243 of his Annotated Penal Code of Texas Mr. Branch states the rule as follows:

“The judge’s dismissal of the application for habeas corpus ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍or his refusal to try the case upon its merits is equivalent to a refusal to grant the writ and no appeal lies from such order or judgment; the remedy is by application to some other judge or court for a writ of habeas corpus.”

The appeal is dismissed.

PER CURIAM. ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the court.

Case Details

Case Name: Ex parte Hughes
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Oct 16, 1929
Citations: 20 S.W.2d 1070; 1929 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 939; No. 13021
Docket Number: No. 13021
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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