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Ex parte Rosborough

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 8, 1987No. 01-86-0852-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOYT, Justice.

This original proceeding on writ of habe-as corpus was brought by relator, Douglas Hunter Rosborough, following his incarceration for failure to pay child support.

Relator contends that his confinement is a denial of due process because he was imprisoned for a debt that he does not have the ability to pay; that the commitment order and judgment fails to contain the specific findings required by Tex.Fam.Code Ann. sec. 14.38; and that the commitment order holds him in contempt for failing to comply with a judgment dated April 1, 1985, wherein the court allegedly ordered him…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Ex Parte ProctorTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Ex parte JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dallas County ex rel. Commissioners Court v. MaysCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. DALLAS COUNTY BY COM'RS COURT v. Mays, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  3. Ex parte JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989

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