JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 45743.

233 So.2d 116 (1970)

Robert JOHNSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha M. Wood, Lawrence D. Ross, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen. and Wade H. Creekmore, Jr. and James H. Creekmore, Special Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


INZER, Justice:

Appellant, Robert Johnson, was convicted for direct contempt in the Circuit Court of Grenada County and was sentenced to serve four months in the county jail. From this conviction and sentence he appeals to this Court.

The facts which led to his conviction are set out in the order of the circuit court. The essential part is as follows:

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