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STATE EX REL. SNOHOMISH CTY. v. SPERRY

No. 41792.

79 Wn.2d 69 (1971)

483 P.2d 608

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of the Superior Court of Snohomish County, Respondent, v. SAM SPERRY et al., Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 8, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones, Charles H. Todd, and Duncan A. Bayne, for appellants.

Robert E. Schillberg, Prosecuting Attorney, David G. Metcalf and Bruce A. Keithly, Deputies, for respondent.

McGOVERN, J.

"[F]ree speech and fair trials are two of the most cherished policies of our civilization, and it would be a trying task to choose between them." Justice Black, Bridges v. California, 314 U.S. 252, 260, 86 L.Ed. 192, 62 S.Ct. 190, 159 A.L.R. 1346 (1941). Because the trial court here improperly made a choice between the two rights, we reverse the convictions for contempt of...

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