EX PARTE DICKSON

No. 26641.

261 S.W.2d 709 (1953)

Ex parte DICKSON.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 4, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. G. Allen, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

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


WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant applied to Hon. Phil Peden, Judge of County Court at Law No. 3 of Harris County, for writ of habeas corpus, attacking as void the judgment of conviction entered in said court for violation of an ordinance of the City of Houston defining an offense therein denominated "reckless driving".

The writ was granted, and after hearing Judge Peden entered his order remanding appellant to the custody of the Sheriff of Harris County, who had...

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