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LEWIS v. MURRAY

No. 53753.

738 S.W.2d 953 (1987)

In re Arthur A. LEWIS, Petitioner, v. Honorable Walter A. MURRAY, Jr., Associate Circuit Court Judge, Franklin County Probate Division and Paul Bruns, Sheriff of Franklin County, Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Six.

October 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Dufour, St. Louis, for petitioner.

Roger Andrew Carnahan, Rolla, for respondents.

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner seeks our writ of habeas corpus after he was found guilty of civil contempt and ordered incarcerated. Pursuant to Rule 91.05, we issued an order to show cause why we should not grant the writ. Suggestions in support of and in opposition to the issuance of the writ are before this court and we have entertained oral arguments. We now issue the writ and order petitioner discharged.

Petitioner and his two sisters are...

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