Court Opinion

ID: 9845513
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 03:23:24.265357+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:16:11.808229
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
Attorney Farmer takes issue with our holding that the standard of proof to be applied in contempt actions such as this is the civil standard of a preponderance of the evidence, insisting for the first time that this standard is contrary to the due process requirements established in Craig v. Harney, 331 U. S. 367 (67 SC 1249, 91 LE 1546) (1947). That case is not controlling since it turns upon *110First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press to make public comment on the actions of a judge, requiring a showing that the utterances created a "clear and present danger” to the administration of justice to merit punishment for contempt. We adhere to the authorities cited in the opinion.

Motion for rehearing denied.