McCaully v. States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe respondent from an order of the Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia adjudging bim guilty of contempt of court for an alleged attempt to corruptly influence a juryman in a pending cause, after a. rule bad been laid upon bim to show cause why be should not be adjudged in contempt of court therefor.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe respondent from an order of the Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia adjudging bim guilty of contempt of court for an alleged attempt to corruptly influence a juryman in a pending cause, after a. rule bad been laid upon bim to show cause why be should not be adjudged in contempt of court therefor. The Court in tbe opinion stated tbe case as follows: The appellant, Benjamin E. HcCaully, was adjudged in the supreme court of the District of Columbia to be in contempt of that court for an unlawful attempt to corrupt a juror therein, and thereby corruptly to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
It is conceded, and it could not well be denied, that an attempt corruptly to influence a juror in a cause pending in court, is a contempt of court and a most serious offense against the administration of justice. But the contention here on behalf of the appellant is, as it was in the court below: (1) That there is no sufficient proof of the appellant’s guilt; and (2) that in any event, inasmuch as the alleged offense was charged, and' the fact appeared in the evidence, to have been committed at a place remote from the courthouse and from the place wheré the *409court was sitting at the time, the…
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