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EX PARTE CARRUTH

No. 2-86-237-CV.

731 S.W.2d 753 (1987)

Ex parte Hunter Lee CARRUTH

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

June 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calloway & Marshall and Clyde M. Marshall, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Nick Haberer, Fort Worth, attorney ad litem.

Before JOE SPURLOCK, II, FARRIS and KELTNER, JJ.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

KELTNER, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding. Hunter Lee Carruth, relator, seeks discharge from the custody of the Sheriff of Tarrant County. Carruth was detained pursuant to a commitment order issued by a district court judge, who held him in contempt for failing to pay child support.

We deny the relief prayed for and remand relator to the custody of the Sheriff.

The sole issue in this case is whether Carruth...

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