McMullin v. Sulgrove

MORGAN, Judge.

Petitioner in habeas corpus, James L. McMullin, was adjudged guilty of criminal contempt in the Circuit Court of Audrain County, fined $250 plus costs, and until satisfaction thereof was committed to jail.

The chronology of events, with the date of each incident, upon which the adjudication was premised, may be outlined as follows :

1. November 3, 1969 — Petitioner, a duly licensed attorney with offices in Kansas City, entered his appearance as counsel for defendant in a cause entitled State v. McCroskey, then pending in Audrain County. From the record, it appears that petitioner…