Powers v. Superior Court

BRAY, J. *

Petition for writ of review to annul an order of the Shasta County Superior Court adjudging petitioner guilty of failure to comply with a court order that required him to pay $50 a month for the support of a minor child.

Questions Presented

1. Did the court have jurisdiction to sentence defendant to imprisonment for more than five days ?

2. Is the order sufficiently specific ?

Becord

Defendant was brought into the superior court on an order to show cause why he should not be found in contempt for failing to comply with the order in a divorce decree requiring him to pay $50 a month for…