EX PARTE JOEL D. MALLORY, JR., Applicant (Other)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-78,160-02 EX PARTE JOEL D. MALLORY, JR., Applicant ON ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 007-1350-10 IN THE 7TH DISTRICT COURT FROM SMITH COUNTY Per curiam. ORDER This is an original application for a writ of habeas corpus. TEX . CONST . art. V, § 5. Applicant, a licensed attorney, was found in contempt of court and sentenced to 180 days in the county jail. He contends, among other things, that he was denied due process and not advised of his rights; he was denied his right to an impartial decision maker; the Contempt Judgment and Order of Commitment (CJOC) was entered without proper notice; and the assigned trial judge, the Honorable Joe D. Clayton, did not have the authority to enter a particularized contempt judgment. Judge Clayton shall file a response with this Court and state: (1) whether he was assigned by the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region to determine Applicant s guilt of the contempt; (2) whether Applicant was given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard; and

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