Legal Opinion
Miller v. Stephenson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 17, 1971PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
In this original action William A. Miller, a regularly licensed attorney of Louisville, seeks an order of prohibition against Honorable Raymond C. Stephenson, Judge of Jefferson Circuit Court, Common Pleas Branch, Fifth Division, prohibiting Judge Stephenson from enforcing an order imposing a fine of $50 upon Miller for contempt of court. KRS 432.260(1) forbids a contempt fine in excess of $30 without the intervention of a jury.
The somewhat unusual circumstances giving rise to the incident deemed contemptuous by Judge Stephenson are as follows: A civil action arising out of an automobile…
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