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TOWNES v. STATE

No. 4079.

502 P.2d 991 (1972)

In the Matter of the Direct Criminal Contempt of Fred Townes. Fred TOWNES a.k.a. Freddie Steven Townes, Appellant, v. STATE of Wyoming, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1972.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis A. Mankus, Cheyenne, for appellant.

Clarence A. Brimmer, Atty. Gen., Richard A. Stacy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Cheyenne, for appellee.

Before McINTYRE, C.J., and PARKER, McEWAN, and GUTHRIE, JJ.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1972. See 504 P.2d 46.

Mr. Justice PARKER delivered the opinion of the court.

Following a courtroom assault by defendant on his father November 30, 1971 (the judge's version of which is related in the appendix hereto attached), Judge Raper, who had viewed the trouble, directed that defendant be jailed for direct contempt. Six days later after a hearing by that judge, defendant was sentenced to...

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