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EX PARTE BAIZE

No. 4391.

453 S.W.2d 185 (1970)

Ex parte Spencer BAIZE.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

February 6, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. A. Hollabaugh, Andrews & Andrews, Stamford, for appellant.

Davis Scarborough, Abilene, for appellee.

WALTER, Justice.

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding. There is attached to Relator's application for the writ, the affidavit of the Sheriff of Jones County, Texas, that he has relator in jail under an oral commitment from the District Judge for contempt.

"An arrest without a written commitment for the purpose of enforcing a contempt judgment is illegal, and a party may not be imprisoned for contempt without a written order of commitment." ...

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