Legal Opinion
Richard E. Hawk v. Al Cardoza, Sheriff of Solano County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1978No. 76-3367PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Richard Hawk was defense counsel for Juan Corona, who was convicted by a jury, after a month, heavily publicized trial of the murder of 25 farmworkers. During the trial, petitioner was cited under California’s summary contempt statute, Cal. Code Civ.Pro. § 1209, 19 times for statements made in the presence of the trial judge. He was convicted and sentenced shortly after each incident, with execution of sentence deferred until the conclusion of the trial. At the end of the trial, petitioner Was committed to the custody of the Solano County Sheriff without further proceedings to…
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