Ex Parte Guetersloh

James Craig Guetersloh, relator in this habeas corpus proceeding, challenges the judgment of contempt and the commitment order of the court of appeals sentencing him to 30, 90, and 180 days confinement, to be served concurrently. Because we conclude that the 180-day sentence is void, but in all other respects the judgment and commitment order are valid, we grant the writ of habeas corpus in part.

The court of appeals found that Guetersloh violated the trial court’s permanent injunction against putting his property to certain uses adjudicated as a nuisance and a violation of a settlement…