Ex Parte Williams
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
WHITE, Judge.
Appellant was indicted for attempted capital murder, and filed an application for writ of habeas corpus prior to trial, alleging his prosecution was barred by his previous conviction for criminal contempt arising out of the same facts. The trial court denied relief, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Williams v. State, 1 775 S.W.2d 812 (Tex.App.—San Antonio 1989).
We granted appellant’s petition to determine whether conviction for criminal contempt for violating an order entered in a civil proceeding bars criminal prosecution…
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