State Ex Rel. O'Connor v. District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District

Teresa McCann O’Connor (Ms. O’Connor) Deputy County Attorney for Yellowstone County, seeks a writ of certiorari for the review of the order of the District Court of Yellowstone County dated July 16,1990, finding her in contempt of court for her failure to obey a direct order of the court and fining her $200. We affirm the finding of contempt by the District Court and refuse the issuance of the writ of certiorari.

The contempt with which we are here involved is a part of one of a series of drug cases in Yellowstone County which are referred to as “Operation Snowball.” Hal Turner was the…