Jack v. Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. . The plaintiff in error seeks to review the judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas, affirming a judgment against him of imprisonment for contempt, entered by direction of the District Court of Shawnee County, in that State.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. . The plaintiff in error seeks to review the judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas, affirming a judgment against him of imprisonment for contempt, entered by direction of the District Court of Shawnee County, in that State. The plaintiff in error had' been duly subpoenaed as a witness to appear before the above-mentioned' District Court and was examined béfore that court under and by virtue of the provisions of section 10 of chapter 265 of the Laws of Kansas of 1.897. Gen. Stat. 1901, § 7873. The statute is known as the Kansas'…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peckham
The Supreme Court of Kansas has held in this case that the statute under which.the plaintiff in error was sentenced to be imprisoned for a contempt of court was a valid statute, and did not violate either the constitution of the State or of the Federal Government.
One portion of the statute in question has already been passed upon by this court and decided- to be a valid provision as construed by the state court. Smiley v. Kansas, 196 U. S. 447. The decision in that case has no application to the section involved herein.
It is contended on the part of the plaintiff in error that the court below…
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