ABDNOR v. OVARD

No. 05-81-01289-CR.

635 S.W.2d 864 (1982)

John Howard ABDNOR, Relator, v. John OVARD, Judge 265th Judicial District Court, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron Goranson, Dallas, for relator.

S. Michael McColloch, Hal E. Turley, Staff Attys., Dallas County Criminal Dist. Courts, Dallas, for respondent.

Before CARVER, SPARLING and VANCE, JJ.


CARVER, Justice.

John Howard Abdnor has applied to this court for a writ of mandamus to secure a statement of facts in his appeal from a criminal conviction, at the cost of the county, on the ground that he is an indigent. We deny relief.

Abdnor was tried and convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. After sentencing, Abdnor gave notice of appeal and filed an affidavit of indigency in the trial court. At the indigency hearing conducted by the...

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