Badley v. City of Sheridan

This case involves an appeal from an order of the district court of Sheridan County dismissing an appeal by Bruce P. Badley from a sentence of contempt in police court. The order of dismissal was predicated on a finding that the district court had no jurisdiction to hear proceedings on appeal from an order of contempt entered in police court.

The City of Sheridan is operating under a manager form of government. It claims the municipal judge had jurisdiction and had the right to punish for direct contempt in open court and that there is no right of appeal for the purpose of reviewing same.…