Legal Opinion

In re Fountain

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 28, 2012No. 01-12-00704-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*3OPINION

MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.

In this habeas corpus proceeding, relator Tammy Fountain challenges the legality of her confinement for violating an agreed order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.* Fountain stipulated that she violated the order, which resulted in findings of contempt and an order committing her to a 60-day jail sentence. The commitment order was suspended, conditioned upon Fountain’s continuing compliance with court orders. Acting on a motion to revoke the suspension of commitment, the trial court subsequently found that Fountain had committed further…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rickels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  2. Ex Parte GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Ex Parte ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Bryant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  5. Canseco v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  3. Wesley Perkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015

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