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Ex parte Giles, 502 S.W.2d 774 (Tex.Crim.App. 1973) Ex parte Pitt, 206 S.W.2d 596,596 (Tex. Crim. App. 1947); see Ex parte Rice, 162 S. W. at 901 ("the right to grant pardons is conferred on the Governor by the Constitution, and in granting them his actions are not subject to review"); Ex parte Rice, 162 S.W. 891,900 (Tex. Crim. App. 1913) Ex parte Davenport, 7 S.W.2d 589,591 (Tex. Crim. App. 1927) ("It is essential to the validity of a conditional pardon that it be accepted by the person in whose favor it is issued."); Ex parte Frazier, 239 S.W. 972, 973 (Tex. Crim. App. 1922) (upholding Governor's revocation of a conditional pardon)
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Jones v. State, 147 S.W.Zd 508,511 (T&x. Grim. App. 1941). Any rights of citizenship that were lost as a result of the wnviction constitute a plvt of the punishment for the crime, .so the governor also may restore such rights by pardon. Miller v. State. 79 S.W. 567. 567-68 (Tar. Grim. App. 1904) (pardon restores testimonial wmpetenq); see Eprrcnooad v. Srafe, 31 S.W. 2%. 2% (Tex. Grim. App. 1895) (fill pardon restores rights of jury service and sufkage)
Rrmo v. S&zfe, 556 S.W.2d 808, 809 vex. Grim. App. 1977
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Ex Parte Anderson, 192 S.W.2d 280, 281-82 (Tex. Crim. App. 1946) (stating that the "power of the Legislature to authorize, by statute, [commutation] for good conduct is generally accepted")
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Rose v State https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15239869118498721953&q=Rose+v.+State&hl=en&as_sdt=4,44