Ex parte McWilliams
This text of 272 S.W.2d 531 (Ex parte McWilliams) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
This is an extradition case.
Appellant sought his discharge by writ, of habeas corpus filed in Criminal District Court No. 3 pf Harris County, Texas-After a hearing, appellant was remanded-to the custody of the Sheriff of Harris County to be delivered to the agent of the State of Alabama, the demanding state,- and from said order he appeáls.
The sheriff’s return on the writ shows that appellant was being held by virtue of an executive warrant issued by the Governor, of the State of Texas to answer a charge in the State of Alabama.
No statement of facts or bills of exception accompany the record.
The trial court had before him the entire record and the evidence, and nothing is presented to authorize us to conclude that he abused his discretion in remanding appellant.
The judgment is affirmed.
Opinion approved by the Court.
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