State v. Anders

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dosteb, O. J. :

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of contempt of court. The entire record consists of a single journal entry in the following words :

“Now, on this 4th day of September, a. d. 1901, the state of Kansas appeared by W. F. Challis, county attorney, and the defendant appeared in person, and by his attorney, J. K. Codding, and this cause came on for hearing summarily, without written accusation against said defendant.

“That he had committed a certain contempt in not attending court as a witness on behalf of the defendant and also…