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Ex Parte Harris

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 14, 1983No. 3016cvPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

Relator has brought an original habeas corpus proceeding in this Court seeking his discharge from the custody of the sheriff of San Patricio County. Upon presentation of his application this Court directed the issuance of the writ and ordered his release upon the posting of the bond fixed by us.

Relator was found guilty of contempt of court by the 156th Judicial District Court of San Patricio County for allegedly violating its order in failing to make monthly payments for the support of a child as ordered in a divorce decree entered on September 8, 1982.

The divorce…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SlavinTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Ex Parte GorenaTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Ex Parte DuncanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
  4. Ex Parte DuncanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re CoppockTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  2. in the Interest of B.L.R.P., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  3. Ex parte WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  4. In Re BLRP, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  5. in Re Connie HarrisonTexas Supreme Court · 2015

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