Mahoney v. State

Appellant appeals from a judgment assessing a fine of $50 against him for a direct contempt of court. From a statement filed by the judge and entered of record December 21, 1903, it appears that during the trial of a criminal case, on December 16, 1903, in which appellant was an attorney for the accused, after the court had overruled an objection by appellant to a question asked a witness by the prosecuting attorney, appellant commenced to argue the question, when the court stated that the ruling had, been made; and did not care to hear further argument, whereupon appellant, in a rude and…