Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Swate

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 14, 1996No. 94-0460Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

922 S.W.2d 122 (1996)

Ex parte Judy Cox SWATE, Relator.

No. 94-0460.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Argued September 7, 1995.

Decided May 10, 1996.

Rehearing Overruled June 14, 1996.

Shawn Casey, Houston, for relator.

Cheryle R. Johnston, Houston, for respondent.

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

2Opinion of the Court · EnochEnoch, Justice

GONZALEZ, Justice, filed a concurring opinion, in which OWEN, Justice, joins.

Relator Judy Cox Swate petitions this Court for writ of habeas corpus from a commitment order issued in connection with a turnover order. Because we hold that the commitment order is void, we order Relator discharged.

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  2. Ex Parte GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Ex Parte BarnettTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Austin Independent School District v. Sierra ClubTexas Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Ex Parte JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1983

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