Legal Opinion
Application of Stone
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided January 7, 1957No. 2772PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Defendant stands charged with contempt in an action invoking the original jurisdiction of this court. The evidence discloses a long continuing, carefully planned attack on members of the supreme court, and we must now determine whether or not such acts constitute a direct contempt and whether they are a clear and present danger to the court and to the administration of justice in Wyoming. The charges in the petition relate only to acts and statements against this court. However, Art. 5, § 2, Constitution of Wyoming, provides that:
“The supreme court shall have * * * a general…
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