In re Michael

With the conclusion here reached by the majority, I dissent. With so much of the opinion as concerns the procedure complained of,- and the admission of certain evidence, I am in agreement. I do not feel, however, that the evidence warranted the Trial Judge in holding the defendant in contempt of court.

The question here posed, while seemingly a simple one, has deeper implications and greater significance beyond the immediate case, for as a precedent it will broaden the field of judicial power in criminal contempt cases beyond its present limitations, and in so doing is portentous of a growing…