Ex Parte Fernandez

OPINION

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding brought under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1824a (Vernon’s Supp.1982). On December 28, 1982, Armando J. Fernandez was committed to the El Paso County Jail for contempt of court in failing to make child support payments, and in failing to return certain property pursuant to temporary orders of September 22, 1982.

Punishment was assessed at a fine in the amount of $500 and six months confinement on each count, to run concurrently. The trial judge ordered that the Relator could purge himself of contempt by doing the following: (1) immediately…