Gonzalez v. State

OPINION

The trial court found Appellant Kendrea Gonzalez in contempt for violating a condition of bond — that she not use illegal drugs — and sentenced her to jail for 180 days. She filed an application for writ of habeas corpus, which the trial court heard but denied. She appeals the trial court’s denial of her habeas corpus application (see Tex.R.App. P. 31), 1 asserting that due process violations resulted in a void contempt order and that her sentence was illegal. We find that the contempt order is void and that the sentence is illegal, and we order Gonzalez’s immediate release.

Background

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