PRITCHETT v. STATE

Civ. 2006.

379 So.2d 616 (1980)

Austin PRITCHETT, Jr. v. STATE of Alabama.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

January 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Crawley, Troy, for appellant.

No brief for appellee.


BRADLEY, Judge.

Austin Pritchett, Jr. was incarcerated in the Pike county jail pursuant to a contempt citation handed down by the Pike County Circuit Court.

The appellant's incarceration was the result of his failure to comply with the trial court's decree ordering him to pay back alimony and attorney fees in the amount of $968.00, plus court costs.

The appellant subsequently petitioned the trial court for a writ of habeas corpus contending that he...

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