Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Martin
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 17, 1982No. 69045PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLINTON, Judge.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus in which the applicant, an attorney and officer of the court, seeks relief from a judgment holding him in contempt of the 124th Judicial District Court of Gregg County. 1 We must order the applicant discharged because the record does not establish a show cause order was served on him for the purpose of providing him with reasonable notice of the specific charges against him, a minimum requisite of due process of law.
Article 1911a, V.A.C.S., requires that an officer of the court held in contempt shall upon proper notice…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by6 opinions
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