Legal Opinion

Ex Parte: Matthew Rueben Phillips v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided July 21, 2023No. 12-23-00148-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

NO. 12-23-00148-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS EX PARTE: § MATTHEW RUEBEN PHILLIPS, § ORIGINAL PROCEEDING RELATOR § MEMORANDUM OPINION Matthew Rueben Phillips filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in which he alleges that he is being illegally detained in the Cherokee County jail.1 He alleges that the order revoking suspension of a probated contempt sentence violated his right to due process. We grant the writ. BACKGROUND Relator and Real Party in Interest Jessica Marie Phillips (Jessica) were previously married and share a child, S.P. On March…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Ex Parte WerbludTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. DeGay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Ex Parte ShafferTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Ex Parte SwateTexas Supreme Court · 1996

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