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In Re Hall

Citations

  • 286 S.W.3d 925
  • 52 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 849
  • 2009 Tex. LEXIS 392
  • 2009 WL 1639751

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  • recognizing that there is no constitutional right to counsel in collateral post-conviction proceedings and inquiring whether a juvenile offender has a statutory right to counsel
  • recognizing civil district court, which was also juvenile court, had jurisdiction to hear writ of habeas corpus
  • explaining that “if a different, more limited, or precise definition is apparent from the term’s use in the context of the statute, we apply that meaning,” and applying the second dictionary definition of “detention”
  • applying the dictionary’s second definition of “detention” as the term is used in the Juvenile Justice Code
  • denying relief on an application for writ of mandamus seeking to compel a certain action by the juvenile court
  • applying the dictionary’s second definition of “detention” as the term is used in the [Texas] Juvenile Justice Code

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Judges: Medina

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