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GILBERT v. STATE

No. 193.

437 S.W.2d 444 (1969)

Willie GILBERT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied February 12, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward R. Baird, Houston, for appellant.

Crawford C. Martin, Nola White, Hawthorne Phillips, Robert C. Flowers, Monroe Clayton, Austin, for appellee.

BARRON, Justice.

This is a suit for alleged wrongful imprisonment under the provisions of Article 1176a, Vernon's Ann.Penal Code. Appellant, Willie Gilbert, brought suit against The State of Texas seeking compensation for an alleged wrongful imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections for approximately fourteen years.

The appellant was convicted of murder with malice in 1953 in Cause No. 68267 in Criminal District Court No. 3 of Harris County, Texas...

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