EX PARTE MERRITT

No. 26390.

257 S.W.2d 109 (1953)

Ex parte MERRITT.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 22, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin & Shown, Houston, for appellant.

William H. Scott, Criminal Dist. Atty., and King C. Haynie, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Houston, Wesley Dice, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

On December 8, 1952, relator was convicted in the Criminal District Court of Harris County of the felony offense of unlawfully possessing a narcotic drug, the punishment assessed being not less than two nor more than five years' confinement in the penitentiary.

Relator made no effort to give notice of appeal from said conviction to this court but, rather, elected to sue out a writ of habeas corpus the following day in which he insisted...

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