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Ex Parte Occhipenti

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided October 4, 1990No. 01-90-00489-CVPublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUNN, Justice.

On May 30, 1990, the 315th District Court of Harris County adjudicated relator, Jerry Occhipenti, in contempt for failure to pay court-ordered child support, assessed punishment at 180 days confinement, and ordered relator confined thereafter until he paid, the child support arrearages. On June 8, 1990, this Court granted relator’s motion for leave to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus, set bail at $500, and ordered relator released from custody pending a final determination of the validity of his confinement. Tex.R.App.P. 120(d). Relator had been confined for…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Breazeale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Ex Parte BarnettTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Ex Parte JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Routier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  2. in Re David A. ChaumetteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
  3. Ex Parte Bowers, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
  4. Hoang v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
  5. In Re Lausch, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005

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