Ex Parte Boyle

PEDEN, Justice.

In this original habeas corpus proceeding the relator, Mr. A. R. Boyle, Jr., seeks to be discharged from custody after being found in contempt of court for failure to pay child support in an “orderly, regular, and due manner.” He was ordered held for one day and until payment of court costs, including an attorney’s fee of $150. The record consists of the statement of facts, the application for writ of habeas corpus, and copies of the divorce decree, the contempt order, the docket sheet, the commitment order, and the child support records.

The relator contends in his petition for…