SMITH v. STATE

No. 14737.

444 S.W.2d 941 (1969)

Charles Dennis SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry B. Adams, III, John L. Sanders, Karl L. Rubinstein, San Antonio, for appellant.

James E. Barlow, Criminal Dist. Atty., Sparta Bitsis, Asst. Criminal Dist. Atty., San Antonio, for appellee.


CADENA, Justice.

Appellant, a child adjudged delinquent and facing confinement in the State training school for boys for a period not extending beyond his twenty-first birthday— a period of almost five years—complains of the action of the district court denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus and ordering his return to the school. He argues that he faces confinement for a period of almost five years for carrying a switch-blade knife; that...

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