DIXON, Justice.
Milton P. Masinter, a New Orleans attorney, was found guilty of contempt of court during his representation of a defendant in a criminal matter. The trial judge sentenced Masinter to serve twelve hours imprisonment in the Orleans Parish Prison. We granted Masinter's application for certiorari and stayed the imposition of sentence.
Masinter's client was being tried before a jury for carnal knowledge of a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency...
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