Waterhouse v. Celli

Petitioners are two Rochester city police officers who on the morning of June 12, 1972 were verbally ordered by respondent, sitting at City Court, Criminal Branch, to appear for a scheduled preliminary hearing in connection with charges of assault in the second degree brought against two defendants, Robert Tischle'r and Robert Conklin. When petitioners failed to appear one-half hour later they were summarily held in contempt of court, fined $250 each, and respondent stated that they could purge themselves by their appearance at said preliminary hearing at 2:00 p.m. that day. Petitioners…