Ex Parte Prado

CARROLL, Chief Justice.

Leonard Chavez Prado brought this original habeas corpus proceeding after the district court held him in contempt and committed him to jail for failure to comply with a turnover order issued pursuant to section 31.002 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code (West 1986 & Supp.1995) (“Turnover Statute”). We conclude that the trial court’s turnover order exceeds the bounds of both the statute and the Texas Constitution and order Prado discharged.

BACKGROUND

Robert D. Benson successfully sued Prado for fraud and won an agreed judgment of $18,860. The record gives few…