Ex Parte Ellerd
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Hale County. Original writ of habeas corpus asking release under a writ of commitment for contempt from the District Court, for $250. The opinion states the' case.
1DissentDavidson, Presiding Judge
(dissenting).—While I do not think a fair statement of the facts would justify a contempt punishment if imposed within statutory authority, and that the majority opinion states more conclusions of the writer of that opinion than the facts as contained in the record would justify, I do not care to discuss that phase of the case particularly. I am clearly of the opinion this case on the facts does not present one in which a contempt punishment ought to have been inflicted.
The court fined applicant $250. The statute limits the authority of the district judge or court to the imposition of fine at…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- In Re BonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. PridgeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- In Re CoySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Ex Parte RowlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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