TOLNAY v. DUGGAN

No. 16284.

503 S.W.2d 878 (1973)

Martin Kenneth TOLNAY, Relator, v. Hon. Lee DUGGAN, Jr., Judge, 182nd District Court, Respondent.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haynes & Fullenweider, Ray A. Bass, III, Houston, for relator.

Joe Moss, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for respondent.


PEDEN, Justice.

On February 14, 1973, the relator was found guilty by a jury, in Cause No. 150,091, of the offense of unlawfully possessing the narcotic drug of heroin. His punishment was assessed at confinement for life in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Sentence was pronounced by Judge Duggan on March 23, 1973 and on the same day the relator gave notice of appeal; on October 16, 1973, while his appeal was still pending, the relator filed a written motion...

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