Taylor v. Gladden

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of contempt of court.

The appellant, a prisoner in the Oregon State Penitentiary, appeared with his attorney in the court of the Honorable George A. Jones, circuit judge for Marion county, as plaintiff in a post conviction proceeding. His attorney presented to the court a motion for change of judge supported by an affidavit of prejudice pursuant to the statute. The motion was denied for the reason that the court had previously ruled on a demurrer in the same case. See ORS 14.270. Several other motions were presented and after the court had…