Ex Parte Jacobs

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an original habeas corpus action. Appellant is a Dallas attorney. The Honorable John Roach, Judge of the 199th District Court of Collin County, found applicant in direct contempt of court on May 23, 1983, during the felony theft trial of The State of Texas v. Hipolito Perez. 1 Relator’s punishment was assessed at thirty (30) days in the Collin County jail and a fine of $500.00. The basis of contempt as reflected by the court’s order was that the relator Jacobs failed and refused to participate in the voir dire examination of the jury panel, failed to…