State ex rel. Rodd v. Verage

I cannot agree with the majority opinion because to me it is clear:

That the proceedings were for a criminal contempt and therefore punitive solely;

That being such, they were subject to the pardoning power;

That the attempted transformation by the circuit court of the application to punish as for a criminal contempt into a proceeding for a civil contempt and the consequent enlarged punishment was unwarranted;

Due process of law having been accorded Hans Rodd on the charges preferred in the hearing by the executive, his determination thereon was within the field of his jurisdiction and is not…