NO. 14-15-00235-CV
IN RE CHRISTOPHER SPATES
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
TO THE SHERIFF OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS:
Christopher Spates, relator, has petitioned the Fourteenth Court of Appeals for a
writ of habeas corpus in Trial Court Cause No. 2001-61475, alleging that he is illegally
restrained of his liberty by you in the Harris County Jail, Harris County, Texas, by virtue
of certain process issued out of the 312th District Court of Harris County, Texas.
The Fourteenth Court of Appeals has granted the petition for writ of habeas corpus
and has ordered a writ of habeas corpus to issue in the following words:
This Court has reviewed the petition for writ of habeas corpus of relator,
Christopher Spates. This Court holds that relator, Christopher Spates, has
demonstrated that the commitment order signed on March 13, 2015, by the
Honorable David Farr, presiding judge of the 312th District Court, Harris
County, Texas, in Cause No. 2001-61475, is void. Therefore, this Court
grants relator’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, and vacates the
commitment order dated March 13, 2015 issued by the 312th District Court,
Harris County, Texas, in Cause No. 2001-61475.
We therefore order the Clerk of this Court to issue a writ of habeas corpus to
the Sheriff of Harris County, Texas, ordering that relator be discharged from
custody.
NOW, THEREFORE, you are commanded to release forthwith Christopher
Spates from custody.
YOU ARE COMMANDED TO OBEY this writ fully. If you fail to abide by the
terms of this writ, you are subject to legal penalty.
WITNESS, The Honorable Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice of our said
Fourteenth Court of Appeals, with the seal thereof annexed, at Houston, Texas, on
March 24, 2015.
CHRISTOPHER PRINE, Clerk
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NO. 14-15-00235-CV
RETURN ON WRIT
To the Honorable Fourteenth Court of Appeals:
In response to a writ of habeas corpus, I respectfully state that I have in my
custody and under my restraint Christopher Spates by virtue of process out of the
312th District Court of Harris County Texas. In obedience to said writ of habeas
corpus, I certify that I have released from my custody and restraint said
Christopher Spates.
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SHERIFF, HARRIS COUNTY
By:_________________________________
Deputy