Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Lesher
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 8, 1983No. C-2063, C-2064PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Justice.
These are original habeas corpus proceedings. The 102nd District Court of Bowie County, Texas, found Relators M. Mark Lesher and James J. Naples in contempt for violation of a temporary restraining order. They were assessed fines of $500 each and committed to jail, Lesher for ten days and Naples for five days. The issue before us is whether the temporary restraining order was void because the court expressly waived a bond and none was posted. We grant the writs of habeas corpus and order Relators released.
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