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Tapley v. Liberty Super Markets

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 12, 1974No. SC 752PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Justice.

The respondent, Dr. William T. Tarpley, was found guilty of contempt of court for failure to appear as a witness pursuant to an “on call” subpoena in the case of Kathe E. Tapley v. Liberty Super Markets of Birmingham, Alabama, in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. He was sentenced to four (4) days confinement in the Jefferson County jail by the petitioner, Judge Ingram Beasley. Dr. Tarpley filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Court of Criminal Appeals, 53 Ala.App. 363, 300 So.2d 401, and Judge Beasley issued an order staying the sentence pending a fi*139nal…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Ex Parte BankheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  4. Hunter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  5. Ex Parte HenniesAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Tetter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  2. Opinion of the ClerkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  3. In Re TarpleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  4. Int'l. Bro. of Elec. Wkrs. v. Davis Const. & EngineersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  5. Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977

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