BARROW, Chief Justice.
This is an original habeas corpus brought by relator who was confined under a judgment adjudging him to be in contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the trial court to make temporary child support payments.
It is settled law that a habeas corpus proceeding is a collateral attack upon the order of commitment and the relator is entitled to be discharged only if it affirmatively appears that that judgment ordering his...
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