Legal Opinion
In Re Bongfeldt
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1971No. Crim. 10123PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
Following a hearing the superior court found petitioner Paul Bongfeldt to be in contempt and ordered that he be committed to the county jail “until such time as [he] complies with the order of this court by answering questions refused at [his] deposition.” By petition for writ of habeas corpus he seeks to nullify the superior court’s order. Pending our decision we ordered execution of the commitment stayed.
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