Legal Opinion

Ex parte Reposa

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 15, 2017No. WR-86,973-03PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Motion for leave to file an application for an original writ of habeas corpus and request for bond denied.

Adam Reposa, applicant, is a licensed Texas attorney who has been confined in jail for over a month for contempt of court after he spoke disrespectfully to a county court judge and behaved inappropriately during a misdemeanor trial. In his current pleadings before this Court, applicant contends that the judgment of contempt is a nullity or must be reversed for two independent and alternative reasons. He contends that the judge who originally held him in contempt erred by failing to adhere…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Wilson v. BriggsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Ex Parte GrovesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Smith v. GohmertCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Ex Parte MoorehouseCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Ex Parte ThompsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re HesseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018

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