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Ex Parte Hamill

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 2, 1986No. 2-86-018-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HILL, Justice.

Robert Glen Hamill asserts by way of his petition for writ of habeas corpus that he is illegally restrained by order of the 231st District Court as a result of a motion for contempt for failure to pay child support. He was found in contempt and sentenced to 180 days in the Tarrant County Jail, but subsequently released on probation.

Hamill presents three reasons why he asserts that his restraint as a result of his contempt conviction and subsequent probation is illegal. He first urges that he was denied the right to counsel at his contempt hearing although he was indigent.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Donald A. Ridgway v. T.L. Baker, Potter County SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  3. George Edward Henkel v. The Honorable Winston L. Bradshaw, Circuit Court Judge of the Fifth Judicial District of the State of OregonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Ex Parte Lopez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1986

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Robert Glen Hamill v. Robert L. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  2. In re Rivas-LunaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  3. Ex Parte SustrikCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Ex parte BerryhillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Ex parte BerryhillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987

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