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HAWK v. CARDOZA

No. 76-3367.

575 F.2d 732 (1978)

Richard E. HAWK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Al CARDOZA, Sheriff of Solano County, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan L. Schlosser (argued), of San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

Robert F. Tyler, Deputy Atty. Gen., Sacramento, Cal., for respondents-appellees.

Before BROWNING and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and BELLONI, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner Richard Hawk was defense counsel for Juan Corona, who was convicted by a jury, after a 4½ month, heavily publicized trial of the murder of 25 farmworkers. During the trial, petitioner was cited under California's summary contempt statute, Cal.Code Civ.Pro. § 1209, 19 times for statements made in the presence of the trial judge. He was convicted and sentenced shortly after each incident, with execution of sentence deferred until the...

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