Ex Parte Shaklee

OPINION

In this habeas corpus proceeding, relator challenges his confinement for violating a divorce decree. Because the trial court’s contempt order does not clearly specify the incidences of contempt the court found or the punishment it imposed, we hold that relator’s confinement does not comport with due process. Accordingly, the Court orders relator discharged.

Relator Richard Shaklee and Mary Bre-land divorced in 1993, with Breland receiving custody of their two children. The divorce decree requires Shaklee to share use of a “four-wheeler” with his children as follows:

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED…