In re MacKnight
Montana Supreme Court
Original proceeding. Application for a writ of habeas corpus by James A. MacKnight, imprisoned for contempt by the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County, McHatton, J. The judge of the District Court of Silver Bow County caused an attachment to issue out of that court, requiring petitioner to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for publishing the article in question.
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Original proceeding. Application for a writ of habeas corpus by James A. MacKnight, imprisoned for contempt by the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County, McHatton, J. The judge of the District Court of Silver Bow County caused an attachment to issue out of that court, requiring petitioner to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for publishing the article in question. (See opinion of the court.) In obedience to this attachment the defendant appeared in that court. Counsel was appointed by the court to represent the State in the proceeding against…
1Opinion of the CourtHarwood, J.
By return made to the writ of habeas corpus, and the writ of certiorari issued in aid thereof, it appears that the prisoner was adjudged, by the District Court of the Second Judicial District, guilty of having committed a contempt of that court, and was therefore committed to jail. The facts and proceedings whereby the judgment and order of commitment was made appear by the returns as follows: A certain newspaper, known as the Helena Daily Journal, printed and published at the city of Helena, and of general circulation, contained in its issue of July 7,1891, among other items, the following;…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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