People ex rel. Barnes v. Court of Sessions
New York Supreme Court
Certiorari by William Barnes and others to review the determination of the court of sessions of Albany county in holding the relators guilty of criminal contempt, and imposing penalties for the alleged contempt. Quashed.
1Opinion of the CourtHerrick, J.
This case comes before us upon a writ of certiorari to review a proceeding to punish the relators for contempt, in having published a false and grossly inaccurate report of the proceedings of the court of sessions of Albany county. The proceeding is one founded upon section 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The contempt charged is a criminal contempt. The practice of courts for the punishment of criminal contempt does not seem to be regulated by statute, any further than as prescribed by section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which reads as follows:
“Such a contempt, committed in the…
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- Pitt v. . DavisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
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