Legal Opinion
In re Brown
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 29, 2000No. ED 76928PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAWRENCE G. CRAHAN, Judge.
Steven W. Brown, (“Father”), petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus contending his incarceration for contempt of court is illegal. Father argues in his amended petition that the judgment of contempt and order of commitment are invalid because the trial court failed to specifically find that he has the present ability to purge himself of contempt by paying the court-ordered child support, medical bills and attorney’s fees. He also alleges the judgment and order are invalid because they do not set forth the facts and circumstances that constitute the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ex Parte RyanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Hunt v. MorelandMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. JonesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Nesser v. PennoyerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- State ex rel. Barth v. CorriganMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Sample ex rel. Sample v. SaffafMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
- Yonker v. YonkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014
- Fisher v. ShultsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
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