WAHLQUIST v. STATE


378 S.W.2d 742 (1964)

Emily WAHLQUIST v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 8, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis E. Eubanks, Memphis, for plaintiff in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Thomas E. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for the State.


FELTS, Justice.

This was a contempt proceeding against Emily Wahlquist before the Criminal Court of Shelby County, Honorable Sam D. Campbell, Judge, for disobeying a subpoena to testify. Upon a hearing, she was found guilty of contempt, fined $50.00, and sentenced to three days in jail. She appealed in error and insists that she should not have been held in contempt for her non-attendance, but should have been excused because of her mental condition; and that, in...

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