JOHNSON v. MISSISSIPPI

No. 5485.

403 U.S. 212 (1971)

JOHNSON v. MISSISSIPPI.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 7, 1971


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Porter argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Richard B. Ruge.

G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was A. F. Summer, Attorney General.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner, a defendant in a criminal proceeding in the Circuit Court of Grenada County, Mississippi, was summarily convicted of criminal contempt by Judge Marshall Perry of that court.

The alleged contempt occurred on January 23, 1967. It occurred after Judge Perry directed the bailiffs and deputies to keep all people entering the courtroom from walking between the space reserved for jurors and county officers and the judge, while jurors were...

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