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OTIS v. MEADE

483 S.W.2d 161 (1972)

Charles Robert OTIS, Petitioner, v. N. Mitchell MEADE, Judge, Fayette Circuit Court, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 9, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Elam, Lexington, for petitioner.

George E. Barker, Commonwealth Atty., Lexington, for respondent.

GARDNER, Commissioner.

Charles Robert Otis was held in contempt of court for failing to appear as a witness in the case of Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Ollie Craycraft and Jack Shirley Jaggers and his punishment was fixed at six months in jail and a $500 fine. His bond for appearance as a witness in the second trial of the same case was fixed at $50,000.1 He now seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the enforcement of the contempt order...

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