Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Turner
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 1972No. 15914PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Justice.
This is an original proceeding by which Relator seeks his release from confinement by virtue of a commitment issued by the Juvenile Court of Harris County. Relator was found guilty of contempt of court for failure to deliver two children to the Harris County Welfare Unit and his punishment was fixed at a fine of $500.00 and confinement in the County jail for 30 days.
In November 1971, Judy Hendrix filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to recover custody of Clinton Dean Roberts and Clifford Gene Roberts, twin boys, who had allegedly been given to her by the natural…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Legate v. LegateTexas Supreme Court · 1894
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- Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by29 opinions
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