Legal Opinion
Horton C. Weiss v. Waldon C. Burr, Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1973No. 71-1933PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
Weiss appeals from the District Court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus. He contends that the court erred in denying his relief from a jail sentence and a fine levied against him, for criminal contempt, by an Arizona trial court.
During the prosecution of a murder trial, Weiss, the prosecuting attorney, was cited for five separate acts of criminal contempt. The first arose out of an in-court discussion, during the jury’s absence, concerning the right of a prosecution witness, the mother of the accused, to claim the privilege against self-incrimination. After an…
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