Snodgrass v. State

This is an appeal by Homer F. Snodgrass and Rex 0. Turman from the judgment of the Trial Court in finding each defendant guilty on two counts of contempt of court. The cases were heard together in the trial court and one opinion will suffice in this Court.

Homer F. Snodgrass is the Superintendent of the Public Schools in Hardin County and Rex C. Turman was employed as his Administrative Assistant. On 23 December 1963 Snodgrass was arrested and bound over to the grand jury on charges of driving while intoxicated and possession of whiskey. The next term of the grand jury was 16 March 1964.

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