Case Name: SOCIETY TO OPPOSE PORNOGRAPHY, INC. v. Michael G. THEVIS and Robert Di Bernardo, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1972-09-19
Citations: 266 So. 2d 216
Docket Number: No. 52618
Parties: SOCIETY TO OPPOSE PORNOGRAPHY, INC. v. Michael G. THEVIS and Robert Di Bernardo, et al.
Judges: SUMMERS, J., dissents and assigns reasons.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 266
Pages: 216–218

Head Matter:
262 La. 1077
SOCIETY TO OPPOSE PORNOGRAPHY, INC. v. Michael G. THEVIS and Robert Di Bernardo, et al.
No. 52618.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 19, 1972.

Opinion:
In re: Michael Silvers applying for writs of prohibition and mandamus.
Writ granted. See Order. The adjudication of contempt is upheld however, the sentence for contempt is reduced and hereby fixed at 24 hours imprisonment. When an attorney is found guilty of direct contempt, the punishment cannot exceed this for a first offense. See Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 371 and R.S. 13:4611 A(l), State ex rel. Collins v. Collins, 237 La. 111, 110 So.2d 545.