Ex parte Hill
Texas Supreme Court
Ex parte Hill, 43 Tex. 75 (Tex. 1875)
Roberts
Ex parte Hill
Opinion of the Court
This application states that A. C. Hill is in the custody of the sheriff' of Gonzales county, “under a commitment from the State District Court of said Gonzales county.” It is uncertain in not stating whether the process of commitment was mesne or final. The appli
Article 2597 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that “when the party is confined or restrained by virtue of any writ, order, or process, or under color of either, a copy shall be annexed to the petition, or it shall be stated that a copy cannot be obtained.”
The application is not sufficient in this case, and is therefore refused by order of the court.
Refused.
Reference
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- Ex Parte A. C. Hill
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- Syllabus
- Habeas corpus.—An application for the writ of habeas corpus which alleges the illegal detention to be under a commitment issued by order of the District Court will be refused unless a copy of the writ be annexed to the petition, or it be stated in the application that a copy cannot be obtained. A statement that a copy “cannot be obtained without great delay” is not sufficient.