Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Kenneth E. JAYE
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1979-10-04
Citations: 376 So. 2d 957
Docket Number: No. 65785
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Kenneth E. JAYE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 376
Pages: 957–957

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Kenneth E. JAYE.
No. 65785.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Oct. 4, 1979.

Opinion:
In re Kenneth E. Jaye, applying for writs of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, and stay order. Parish of Orleans. No. 271-005.
Writ granted. Contempt adjudication by trial judge reversed and set aside. The finding of direct contempt was improper because there was no "contumacious failure to comply with a subpoena or summons to appear in court" as required by La.C.Cr.P. art. 21(2). No other basis for a finding of direct contempt existed. Accordingly, case is remanded to the trial judge to proceed in this matter as set forth for constructive contempt. La.C.Cr.P. art. 23 et seq.