Sickmen v. Goldstein

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (see Judiciary Law, § 752; CPLR 7801, subd 2) to review an order and mandate (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered May 2, 1977, which adjudged the petitioner guilty of criminal contempt committed in the immediate presence of the court and fined him $250. Petition granted; order and mandate annulled, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and fine ordered remitted. The mandate of commitment merely states that the petitioner, an attorney, during the course of a trial, "did continually interrupt, criticize and make statements to the…