Ex Parte Howe

ORIGINAL HABEAS CORPUS

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding by which the Relator, John Howe, seeks his discharge from the custody of the Sheriff of Harris County. He is in custody by virtue of a commitment issued by the District Clerk of Harris County pursuant to a judgment of the Domestic Relations Court No. 4 of Harris County finding Relator in contempt of court for failure to pay $400.00 per month child support previously ordered for his two children. The court found Relator to be delinquent in the amount of $7,075.00. The order also allowed Virginia Howe, the…