Legal Opinion
Hawk v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 27, 1974No. Docket Nos. 32716, 11545PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KANE, Acting P. J.
In these proceedings by way of habeas corpus and certiorari, petitioner, an attorney, seeks to annul orders of the Solano Court adjudging him in direct contempt and imposing sentences totaling 54 days in jail and fines totaling $3,200.
The conduct found to be contemptuous occurred in the immediate view and presence of the court between August 14, 1972, and November 10, 1972, during the period petitioner was representing a defendant in a criminal case wherein the defendant was charged with 25 counts of murder.
The power of the court to punish summarily for a direct…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Offutt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by44 opinions
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