· 10/13/1971
Ex Parte Downey
Citations
- 471 S.W.2d 576
- 1971 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1563
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- adopting statements in White v. Pearlman , 42 F.2d 788 (10th Cir. 1930), that a rule to the contrary would subject prisoners to \peonage\ at the \whim\ of jailers
- credit for time of release from prison when notification of subsequent conviction had not yet arrived at prison
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Judges: Davis
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