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Ex Parte White

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 1, 1972
486 S.W.2d 301 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972)

Opinion

No. 46198.

November 1, 1972.

Appeal from the 186th District Court, Bexar County, James E. Barlow, J.

James H. Pearl, San Antonio, for appellant.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., Steve Takas and Antonio G. Cantu, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION


This is an appeal from an order entered in a habeas corpus proceeding in the 186th District Court of Bexar County denying reduction of the amount of bail upon a complaint charging appellant with murder.

It has been made to appear that, subsequent to the entry of the order appealed from, an indictment has been returned charging appellant with said offense. The question of appellant's right to bail upon the charge by complaint has, therefore, become moot. Ex parte Tullos, 445 S.W.2d 744 (Tex.Cr.App. 1969), and cases there cited.

Appellant also complains that the court erred in refusing to require the State to show probable cause for holding him; in refusing to allow him to show he was not guilty, and that State's evidence was illegally obtained, etc.

The record reflects that prior to the habeas corpus proceeding, there had been an examining trial in which probable cause had been established. Further, the return of the indictment established probable cause and renders moot any contention of the appellant at the habeas hearing.

The appeal is dismissed.


Summaries of

Ex Parte White

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 1, 1972
486 S.W.2d 301 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972)
Case details for

Ex Parte White

Case Details

Full title:Ex parte William J. WHITE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Nov 1, 1972

Citations

486 S.W.2d 301 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972)

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