Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Wagner

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 28, 1995No. 14-95-00036-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FOWLER, Justice.

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding. Relator, William Danny Wagner, seeks relief from a contempt and commitment order entered by the 309th Judicial District on January 10, 1995, in cause number 91-04642. We granted relator’s petition for writ of ha-beas corpus on January 11, 1995, and ordered him released on bond pending our determination on the merits. See Tex.Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(d) (Vernon Supp.1995). Because we hold that incarcerating one for failing to pay attorney’s fees awarded in a paternity action filed to obtain child support does not violate…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Ex Parte RohlederTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Ex Parte HelmsTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Ex Parte ShafferTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Ex Parte DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1908

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re AllenTexas Supreme Court · 2012
  2. In Re Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  3. In Re Ragland, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1998
  4. In the Interest of M.W.T.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002

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