Legal Opinion
In Re Morris
California Supreme Court
Decided June 20, 1924No. Crim. No. 2657PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, C. J.
This matter comes before us on a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner was charged, tried, and convicted in the police court of the city of Los Angeles, was sentenced to pay a fine of $250, and, in default of payment, to suffer ninety days’ imprisonment in the city jail. He was charged with a misdemeanor under section 166, subdivision 4, of the Penal Code, which is as follows:
“Every person guilty of any contempt of court, of either of the following kinds, is guilty of a misdemeanor: . . .
“4. Willful disobedience of any process or order lawfully issued by any court; ...”
He was specifically…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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