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Arnett v. Meade

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided January 22, 1971PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Judge N. Mitchell Meade of the Fayette Circuit Court found Tupp Arnett to be in contempt of court for refusing to answer certain questions propounded to him as witness called by the prosecution in a criminal case. Holding unconstitutional so much of KRS 421.140 and 432.260 as would prohibit his imposing such a punishment, the judge, without impaneling a jury, sentenced Arnett to a term of 30 days in jail and a fine of $500. Arnett has sought from this court an order prohibiting enforcement of the contempt punishment. He maintains not only that the punishment exceeds the…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  2. Smothers v. LewisKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. MoritzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  4. Norton v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Foster v. OverstreetKentucky Supreme Court · 1995

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