STATE EX REL. O'NEILL v. SHEA

No. 58738.

337 So.2d 1208 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Philip E. O'NEILL v. Honorable Frank J. SHEA.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 20, 1976.


Writ denied. The showing made does not warrant the exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction.

DIXON, J., is of the opinion the trial judge was in error and the writ should be granted for two reasons. 1. Lawyer has been found guilty of contempt for telling the court, after the court announced its intention "take the proper act" the next time, "Do whatever you think." The language is not contemptuous, particularly in the circumstances disclosed by the record. 2. This...

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