Case Name: A. L. WESSELS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1927-02-10
Citations: 200 Cal. 403
Docket Number: S. F. No. 12406
Parties: A. L. WESSELS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Reports
Volume: 200
Pages: 403–404

Head Matter:
[S. F. No. 12406.
In Bank.
February 10, 1927.]
A. L. WESSELS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, Respondent.
Charles A. Shurtleff and W. D. L. Held for Petitioner.

Opinion:
THE
The application for a writ of prohibition herein is denied.
The remedy of the petitioner is to first present his defense upon the hearing of the contempt proceedings and then, if found guilty of the contempt, to apply to a higher court for a writ of certiorari or habeas corpus. (Commercial Bank v. Superior Court, 192 Cal. 395, 397 [220 Pac. 422]; Drew v. Superior Court, 43 Cal. App. 651, 655 [185 Pac. 680].)