Legal Opinion
LaGRANGE ETC. v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1958No. 29,627PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAchor, J.
Appellant was convicted upon a charge of direct contempt of court and sentenced to pay a fine of. $250 and be imprisoned for 45 days. The. alleged contemptuous conduct consisted of a certain radio newscast reporting an interview with a defendant in a criminal case then pending in LaPorte Circuit Court, in which the defendant was allegedly offered a sus pended sentence in return for a plea of guilty to a lesser offense. 'The pertinent part of the newscast is as -follows:--'. .A most .startling and blatant development has been uncovered in the Johnson murder trial by'-your -reporter. Acting on…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Bridges v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Pennekamp v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Nye v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Maryland v. Baltimore Radio Show, Inc. Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Hopping v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
- Skolnick v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- In Re the Contempt Hearing of NasserIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
- Allison v. State Ex Rel. AllisonIndiana Supreme Court · 1963
- In Re PerrelloIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
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