HERNANDEZ v. TEXAS

No. 406.

347 U.S. 475 (1954)

HERNANDEZ v. TEXAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 3, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos C. Cadena and Gus C. Garcia argued the cause for petitioner. With them on the brief were Maury Maverick, Sr. and John J. Herrera.

Horace Wimberly, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were John Ben Shepperd, Attorney General, and Rudy G. Rice, Milton Richardson and Wayne L. Hartman, Assistant Attorneys General, for respondent.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner, Pete Hernandez, was indicted for the murder of one Joe Espinosa by a grand jury in Jackson County, Texas. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. ___ Tex. Cr. R. ___, 251 S.W.2d 531. Prior to the trial, the petitioner, by his counsel, offered timely motions to quash...

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