Court Opinion

ID: 9537263
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 07:15:03.364973+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:56:18.934434
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ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
McINTYRE, Chief Justice.
On December 14, 1972 this court, by per curiam opinion, denied a petition for rehearing which had been made on behalf of the appellee. Subsequently, a petition for rehearing has been made by the appellant. Among other things, appellant suggests his attorney has been advised Fred Townes would be retried immediately before the same judge.
It is apparent from our original opinion that the judge before whom a contempt is alleged to have occurred could have summarily punished one guilty of a direct contempt. We have held this was not done, and it now becomes necessary for a hearing to be had on the charge of contempt. It is possible the judge before whom the contempt is alleged to have taken place will be a witness in the forthcoming hearing and he may deem it advisable to assign another judge to preside in such hearing. We will not at this time anticipate what proceedings will take place or that error will be committed.
Wherefore, it is ordered that appellant’s petition for rehearing be and the same is hereby denied.