Legal Opinion
Girard v. Goins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1978No. 78-1043PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The eleven petitioners1 appeal from the District Court’s denial of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 from fines and sentences imposed upon their conviction for criminal contempt by the Circuit Court of St. Louis. Their principal contention is that the failure of the Circuit Court to offer them a jury trial violated their constitutional right to a jury trial. They also contend that the record is void of evidence to support their, convictions and that the Circuit Court’s orders of commitment and judgment are fatally defective. We reverse and remand for further…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Cheff v. SchnackenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Codispoti v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Eichenlaub v. EichenlaubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- United States v. Kenneth A. KozelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Ward Richard McAlisterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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