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Ex parte Berry

384 S.W.2d 712, 1964 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1151
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas
DecidedDecember 9, 1964
DocketNo. 37296
StatusPublished

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Ex parte Berry, 384 S.W.2d 712, 1964 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1151 (Tex. 1964).

Opinion

MORRISON, Judge.

'This is a companion case to Ex parte Smith, Tex.Cr.App., 383 S.W.2d 401 (October 28, 1964) wherein relator was held in contempt and ordered confined until he purged himself by testifying before a court of inquiry. No fine was assessed.

Relator now makes it known that he has been indicted by the Grand Jury of Harris County for an offense about which he was interrogated at the court of inquiry. This being true, relator may not now be required to purge himself by testifying be-; fore the court of inquiry for which reason he is entitled to release.

Relator is ordered discharged.

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Ex Parte Smith
383 S.W.2d 401 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1964)

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