Legal Opinion
Otis v. Meade
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 9, 1972PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Commissioner.
Charles Robert Otis was held in contempt of court for failing to appear as a witness in the case of Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Ollie Craycraft and Jack Shirley Jaggers and his punishment was fixed at six months in jail and a $500 fine. His bond for appearance as a witness in the second trial of the same case was fixed at $50,000.1 He now seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the enforcement of the contempt order.
Otis asserts that he was not served with a subpoena nor was he recognized to appear. The record discloses that Otis had been jointly indicted with Craycraft…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cheff v. SchnackenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Arnett v. MeadeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- The STATE v. GoffSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
- Brannon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
3Cited by9 opinions
- Anderson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
- Bowling v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County GovernmentKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
- International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 526 v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County GovernmentKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- Stengel v. Kentucky Bar Ass'nKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
- Payne v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1986
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