Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Gibson

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 5, 1991No. 71217PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

This is an original application for writ of habeas corpus. Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 11.07. We will grant relief.

Applicant challenges a judgment of contempt dated November 14, 1990, in Cause No. 08-90-00052-CR, in the Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas. 804 S.W.2d 920. The judgment finds applicant guilty of contempt and assesses punishment at a fine in the amount of Three Hundred Dollars ($300). Applicant refused to pay the fine and was incarcerated.

Applicant filed the instant application seeking to challenge the judgment of contempt on seven different grounds. On…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. In Re LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Ex Parte SalfenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Ex Parte JacobsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Ex Parte PinkCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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4Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re ReeceTexas Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Ojeda v. Reed, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1995
  3. In Re BellTexas Special Court of Review · 1995
  4. Lagrone v. John Robert Powers Schools, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
  5. Ex parte ReposaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017

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