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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided July 2, 1980No. MW-242Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Attorney General of Texas September 16, 1980 MARK WHITE Attorney General Honorable Henry Wade Opinion NO. MW-24 2 District Attorney Records Build@, Sixth Floor Re: Fee for attorney appointed by Dallas, Texas 75202 court to represent indigent jaikd for contempt of court for nonpayment of child swpcrt Dear Mr. Wade: You ask whether, pursuant to article 26.05 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Dallas County may pay a court-appointed attorney for repre- senting an indigent person in a family law court proceeding to secure the person’s release from confinement for contempt of court for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HiesterTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Ex parte AdairCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. Stern v. ReassCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977

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