Ex parte Barnes

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding in which James Barnes seeks relief from incarceration pursuant to a commitment order issued after he was held in contempt of the 325th district court. We granted his motion for leave to file an application for a writ of habeas corpus and petition for relief. We granted a writ of habeas corpus returnable to this court on May 3, 1979 when a hearing was held on whether relief should be granted. The relator was released on bond pending the hearing. The issue is whether the relator’s commitment is proper where the contemptuous…