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State Ex Rel. Picerno v. Mauer

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 13, 1996No. WD 51336PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION

SPINDEN, Presiding Judge.

John A. Picerno was court-appointed counsel in a criminal defense case in Jackson County circuit court on July 10, 1995, when he decided to walk out of the courtroom because the Honorable William F. Mauer refused to grant his request for a continuance. Mauer ordered him to remain, but Picerno disobeyed. Mauer declared him to be in contempt of the court and ordered authorities to jail him for 15 days. Picerno asked this court to issue a writ prohibiting enforcement of Mauer’s order. We issued our preliminary writ in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Maness v. MeyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. United States v. Providence Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. State Ex Rel. Chassaing v. MummertSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  4. Teefey v. TeefeySupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  5. State Ex Rel. Police Retirement System v. MummertSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Missouri Public Defender Commission v. WatersSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
  2. In Re ConardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  3. Estate of Johnson v. KranitzMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. Black v. Rite Mortgage and Financial, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. State v. LeeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011

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