Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Lopez
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided May 7, 1986No. 04-85-00155-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
On Relator’s Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
CADENA, Chief Justice.
When relator, Narciso C. Lopez, was divorced from his former wife on April 11, 1977, he was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $150.00 per month. In 1985 he was held in contempt for failure to make such payments and was committed to jail for 30 days “and for such time thereafter until the sum of $6,276... [amount of arrearages] and $306.50 costs is fully paid.” In this original application for writ of habeas corpus relator seeks to be discharged from custody because (1) he, although indigent, was not…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ex Parte Wilbanks, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1986
- Ex Parte HamillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Ex Parte SustrikCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Ex parte HowellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Ex Parte Lopez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1986
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