Legal Opinion
Higginbotham v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 14, 1965No. Record 5997PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtF Anson, J.
The defendant, S. Page Higginbotham, a member of the bar of this Commonwealth, is here on an appeal from a judgment wherein he was summarily held in contempt of court and fined $250 for his conduct in exhibiting evidence to a jury while arguing a case, in violation of a ruling of the court below.
The events and proceedings which resulted in the entry of the judgment complained of are as follows: On Saturday, October 26, 1963, in the Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, during the trial of a case against one Lawson, who was charged with an attempt to commit rape, the defendant, attorney…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ex Parte TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Sacher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Carter v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Middlebrook v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
- Levine Contempt CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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3Cited by14 opinions
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