Ex parte Austin

OPINION

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding brought in this court pursuant to the authority of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1824a “(Courts of Civil Appeals) — May issue writs of habeas corpus”. Petitioner, Horace Raymond Austin, seeks release from the custody of the Sheriff of Tarrant County, Texas, assumed pursuant to direction of order of the District Court of Tarrant County in a divorce case. We ordered the said relator released on bond pending the determination of propriety of punishment.

About March 13,1979 judgment was pronounced, granting Annie Mae Austin a divorce from the…