EX PARTE SHAKLEE

No. 96-1275.

939 S.W.2d 144 (1997)

Ex parte Richard D. SHAKLEE, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Foster, Don E. Williams, Longview, for Relator.

Patricia A. S. Ray, Longview, for Respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

In this habeas corpus proceeding, relator challenges his confinement for violating a divorce decree. Because the trial court's contempt order does not clearly specify the incidences of contempt the court found or the punishment it imposed, we hold that relator's confinement does not comport with due process. Accordingly, the Court orders relator discharged.

Relator Richard Shaklee and Mary Breland divorced in 1993, with Breland...

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