Legal Opinion
Speakman v. Sullivan
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 6, 1927No. Civil No. 2656PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcALISTER, J.
The petitioner, Howard C. Speakman, a practicing attorney, was adjudged guilty of contempt on June 4th in the superior court of Maricopa county, Hon. M. T. PHELPS presiding, and directed to pay a fine of $300, or in default thei'eof to serve a term of sixty days in the county jail. He declined to pay the fine, and obtained from this court a writ of habeas corpus and an order admitting to hail pending a determination of the legality of his imprisonment.
In his return the sheriff states that he holds the prisoner by virtue of an order, judgment and decree of the superior court of Maricopa…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. KentNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1895
- Stephens v. StephensArizona Supreme Court · 1915
- Blackwell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
- Conkling v. CrosbyArizona Supreme Court · 1925
- People ex rel. Burke v. District Court of the Third Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1915
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Andrews v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1931
- B.W.L. Sam v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1928
- Wood v. GoodsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
- State v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1966
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