Rice v. State

The plaintiff in error Roy Rice, a witness, was found guilty of contempt of court for refusal to answer certain questions and refusal to produce documents. in response to a subpoena duces tecum in a proceeding whereby his deposition was being taken. He was fined $1 and costs. His application to set aside the judgment and quash the proceeding being overruled, he brings the matter here by petition in error.

It is patent that the parties to the litigation are undertaking, by this means, to secure a construction of the scope of the provisions of section 25-1267.02, R. S. Supp., 1951. Their briefs…