Robinson v. City Court of Ogden, Weber County

LATIMER, Justice.

Petitioner instituted original proceedings in this court to prohibit defendant Judge of the City Court of Ogden City, Utah, from enforcing a certain judgment holding petitioner in contempt of court and sentencing him to a fine or term in jail.

The facts out of which this controversy arose are these: Petitioner had appeared in the City Court of Ogden City to answer a criminal charge of disturbing the peace. Defendant judge heard the matter, petitioner was found guilty, and ordered to pay a fine or in the alternative to serve a jail sentence. Petitioner then left the court-house…