In re Griffin
City of New York Municipal Court
Proceedings for contempt of court. Section 8, Code Civil Proc., referred to in the opinion, is as follows: “A court of record has power to punish, for a criminal contempt, a person guilty of either of the following acts, and no others: (1) Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior, committed during its sitting, or in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings, or to impair the respect due its authority.
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Proceedings for contempt of court. Section 8, Code Civil Proc., referred to in the opinion, is as follows: “A court of record has power to punish, for a criminal contempt, a person guilty of either of the following acts, and no others: (1) Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior, committed during its sitting, or in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings, or to impair the respect due its authority. (2) Breach of the peace, noise, or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt its proceedings. (3) Willful disobedience to its lawful mandate.…
1Per curiam
Counsel should ever remember that they are officers of the court, and in duty bound to uphold its honor and dignity. The letter written by the respondent is not in keeping with this sense of professional ethics, and its language requires the strongest condemnation. It was aimed at the judicial integrity of Judge Nehrbas, and was written with the evident design of influencing his future judicial action in the matter pending before him. The writer characterized the decision of the judge as “unjust,” and as “endeavoring to conceal” from the appellate court the facts upon which he based his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- People, Ex Rel. v. . Court of Oyer and TermNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- In re PryorSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
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