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Ex Parte Griffin

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 19, 1984No. C-3358PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMPBELL, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding. The trial court found Relator, Don Griffin, in contempt of court for violating a temporary injunction. He was ordered to jail for 30 days and fined $104,000, $500 for each of 208 separate violations of the temporary injunction.

We hold the large penalties ordered in this case make it a serious offense, entitling Griffin to a jury trial. Griffin was not afforded a right to jury trial and did not waive that right. Therefore, he is discharged from custody.

The temporary injunction prohibited Griffin from:(1) selling, offering for sale,…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Muniz v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Ex Parte WerbludTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Samudio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Lathrop Douglass v. First National Realty Corporation. Appeal of Sidney S. BrownCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. Ali Ahmed Hamdan and Shirley Ann BushCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Clark v. Bres, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
  2. Poston v. PostonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  3. Ex Parte SproullTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  4. In re HesseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  5. Ex parte HowellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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