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STERN v. CHANDLER

134 A.2d 550 (1957)

Harry STERN, Petitioner for Writ of Habeas Corpus v. Arthur W. CHANDLER, Sheriff, and W. Irving Thompson, Deputy Sheriff.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

September 11, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Stern, Bangor, pro se.

Orman G. Twitchell, Bangor, for defendants.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, BELIVEAU, TAPLEY, SULLIVAN and DUBORD, JJ.

DUBORD, Justice.

The petitioner is an attorney at law. During the trial of a criminal case before the Superior Court within and for the County of Penobscot, the petitioner while acting as an attorney for a respondent was adjudged guilty of criminal contempt of court. He was summarily sentenced to pay a fine of $100, and in default thereof, to serve 15 days in jail. The petitioner refused to pay the fine and was delivered into the custody of the Sheriff of Penobscot...

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