Case ID: tex-crim_90/html/0601-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "DATTIMORE, Judge.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Ex Parte W. T. Green
    No. 6300.
    Decided January 18, 1922.
    Habeas Corpus — Contempt—Grand Jury — Practice on Appeal.
    Where it is made to appear by an admission of the assistant Attorney General, and filed herein, that since the appeal herein was perfected the appellant duly appeared before said grand jury and gave testimony and thereby purged himself of contempt, the appeal is dismissed on State’s motion.
    Appeal from the District Court of McEennan. Tried below before the Honorable Richard I. Munroe.
    Appeal from a habeas corpus proceeding for contempt.
    
      
      John B. McNamara, Williams & Williams, and Collins, Depree & Crenshaw, and Frasier & Averitt, for relator.
    
      R. H. Hamilton¡ Assistant Attorney General, for the State.
   DATTIMORE, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of McLennan County adjudging appellant in contempt for his refusal to answer certain questions when a witness before the grand j.ury. It is made to appear by an admission of the Assistant Attorney General on file herein, that since the appeal herein was perfected the appellant duly appeared before said grand jury and gave testimony, and thereby purged himself of said contempt. This being 'true, there is no further need for action herein, and it is moved that this appeal be dismissed. The State’s motion to dismiss the appeal is granted.

Dismissed.