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STATE v. ST. PETER

No. 180-73.

315 A.2d 254 (1974)

STATE of Vermont v. Catherine ST. PETER et al.

Supreme Court of Vermont, Rutland.

February 5, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Sheehey, Burlington, for John Gladding.

John S. Liccardi, Public Defender, Rutland, for Catherine St. Peter.

Richard S. Kohn, American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, Inc., Montpelier, amicus curiae.

Before SHANGRAW, C. J., and BARNEY, SMITH, KEYSER and DALEY, JJ.

BARNEY, Justice.

This case presents the anomaly of civil matter within a criminal case. The real party in interest and appellant is one John Gladding, a television news reporter charged with contempt of court. The matter was referred to this Court, with the approval of the lower court, before final judgment was rendered on the determination of contempt. Therefore, whether this is taken as a certification in a civil matter under V.R.A.P. 5, or an appeal following 13...

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