Ex Parte Riddle

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Ex Parte Riddle, 234 S.W. 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 1921)
90 Tex. Crim. 260
Hawkins

Ex Parte Riddle

Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was indicted by a grand jury composed of ten men and two women. Upon that indictment he was tried, convicted, sentenced, and gave notice of appeal to this court. After this he sought rélease under habeas corpus proceedings, attacking the validity of the indictment. He was remanded, and from that order appeals.

The appeal in the main case is now pending in this court under number 6596, but has not been submitted. This habeas corpus proceeding is ordered consolidated with that case to the end that the questions raised may be determined in an orderly way. A writ of habeas corpus cannot serve the office of an appeal. (See many cases cited under Note 3, Art. 160, Vernon’s P. C.).

Ordered consolidated.

Reference

Full Case Name
Ex Parte Robert J. Riddle.
Status
Published