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STATE of Louisiana v. Charles SMITH.
    No. 64990.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    Sept. 18, 1979.
   In re Charles Smith, applying for writs of certiorari, mandamus, prohibition and a stay order. Orleans Parish. No. Magistrate 87534.

Writ granted. The contempt adjudication is vacated. The defendant cannot be found guilty of a contempt with which he was not charged nor given notice of by the rule to show cause.

SUMMERS, C. J., and BLANCHE, J., dissent.