In Re Coy Reece, Relator

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that a trial court abused its discretion by finding the relator in contempt for perjury during a deposition because such conduct did not obstruct the court, and it granted a writ of mandamus to vacate the contempt judgments because the relator had no adequate appellate remedy. The opinion also includes two dissenting opinions that argue the mandamus remedy should not be used in this context.