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CRAIG v. HARNEY

No. 241.

331 U.S. 367 (1947)

CRAIG ET AL. v. HARNEY, SHERIFF.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcellus G. Eckhardt and Ireland Graves argued the cause for petitioners. With them on the brief was Charles L. Black.

Jerry D'Unger argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was John S. McCampbell.

Elisha Hanson and Letitia Armistead filed a brief for the American Newspaper Publishers Association, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, announced by MR. JUSTICE REED.

Petitioners were adjudged guilty of constructive criminal contempt by the County Court of Nueces County, Texas, and sentenced to jail for three days. They sought to challenge the legality of their confinement by applying to the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of habeas corpus.1 That court by a divided vote denied the writ and remanded petitioners to...

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