Wise v. Commonwealth

Keith, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to a judgment of the County Court of Henrico county, imposing a fine of $20 upon .George E. Wise, an attorney at law practising in said court-, for an alleged con*780tempt of court committed, by him. The facts stated in the bill of exceptions are as follows:

On Monday, the 12th day of December, 1898, there was upon the docket of the County Court of Henrico the case of Commonwealth v. Robert Green, upon an indictment for felony. At the Hovember term of the court the case-had been continued, and, with the consent of the plaintiff…