Leeman v. Vocelka

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was found guilty of contempt by the district court for Douglas County, and “not as punishment, but as a token and demonstration that all people are amenable to the orders of the Court” defendant was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar and costs, and to be confined momentarily in the custody of the sheriff and then be released, but upon failure to pay the fine and costs, he was ordered committed in lieu thereof. At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court also castigated and reprimanded Edward F. Fogarty, the city attorney, for alleged…