Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 19, 1974.
OPINION
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
Richard D. Hongisto, the Sheriff of San Francisco, appeals from the order of the district court granting a writ of habeas corpus to the petitioner Edward Bell. Bell, an attorney, had been summarily convicted of direct contempt of the San Francisco Superior Court and was sentenced to five days in jail and a $500 fine. After exhausting his state remedies...
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