IN RE PECHNICK

No. 17011.

261 P.2d 504 (1953)

128 Colo. 177

In re PECHNICK et al. WALLACE v. GARFIELD COUNTY COURT et al.

Supreme Court of Colorado, en Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adams, Heckman & Traylor, Gerald J. Ashby, Grand Junction, for plaintiff in error.

George J. Petre, Robert S. Zimmerman, Glenwood Springs, for defendant in error.


HOLLAND, Justice.

An unusual contempt proceeding is before us for review. The record as presented reveals a situation pregnant with emotions and supposed authority taken too seriously, as well as the questionable position of the prosecutor of the complaint. By the record as made, it is definitely a charge of criminal contempt out of the actual presence of the court in session. The order for the citation and the judgment upon the hearing supports this distinction as...

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