Ex Parte Strickland

This is a child support habeas corpus proceeding. Roy Clifton Strickland was found in contempt for failure to pay court-ordered child support, and incarcerated without either a written judgment of contempt or a written order of commitment. Due process requires both a written judgment of contempt and a written order of commitment in order to punish a person for constructive contempt of court. Ex parte Barnett, 600 S.W.2d 252, 256 (Tex.1980); Ex parte Puckitt, 159 Tex. 438, 322 S.W.2d 597 (1959); see also Ex parte Hardin, 161 Tex. 567, 334 S.W.2d 152 (1961). Both requisites are missing in this…