· 10/4/1990
Ex Parte Occhipenti
Citations
- 796 S.W.2d 805
- 1990 WL 127325
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- holding it would be premature for this court to address coercive portion of contempt order before relator had served punitive sentence
- holding when sentence for criminal contempt is valid, it would be premature to address civil portion of order
- holding it would be premature for this court to address coercive portion of contempt order before relator had served punitive sentence
- under such contempt orders, issues relevant to civil contempt are not even ripe for habeas corpus relief until criminal contempt sentence has been served
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Judges: Evans, O'Connor, Dunn
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