Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Hurley v. District Court
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 22, 1926No. 5,922PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Callaway
Certiorari upon the relation of C. C. Hurley to the district court of Dawson county to review an order adjudging the relator guilty of contempt.
Mr. Hurley is, and has been for more than twenty-seven years, a member of the Montana bar, residing within what is now the seventh judicial district. For more than a year prior to March 15, 1926, he had been counsel for one Frank Turlock whose trial for the crime of perjury began on that day. As a result of what Mr. Hurley said and did during the trial, which will be recounted later, he was adjudged guilty of a direct contempt of court and fined one…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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