Watson v. Charlton

For determination here is a certiorari proceeding in which the petitioner seeks to test the legality -of the acts of the respondent, as judge of the district court of Iowa in and for Black TIawk County, in adjudging her guilty of contempt of court and sentencing-her to confinement in the Women’s Reformatory at Rockwell City for a period of six months. The propositions relied upon for reversal are that the respondent acted illegally, imposed excessive sentence, and exceeded the jurisdiction of the court. In determining whether any or all of these should be sustained, a statement of the facts…