STATE v. JACKSON


147 Conn. 167 (1960)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. H. LEROY JACKSON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided February 2, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor M. Gordon and H. LeRoy Jackson, for the appellant (defendant).

James J. O'Connell, prosecuting attorney, for the appellee (state).

BALDWIN, C. J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js.


SHEA, J.

This case comes before us upon a stipulation of facts. The defendant, a member of the bar of this state, was, while representing a client in a civil action before the City Court of Danbury, summarily fined for a contempt committed in the presence of the court. He appealed to the Court of Common Pleas, which dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. From that judgment he has appealed to this court.

The defendant claims to have a right of appeal...

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