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Fisher v. Pace (1949)
Charge: Contempt of court committed in the judge's presenceCourt: U.S. Supreme Court (on certiorari from the Supreme Court of Texas)State: TexasDocket: Contempt of Court
The facts
A lawyer was addressing the jury in a claim for a workman's foot injury. The wage and compensation figures were already agreed, so the judge ruled that the jury must not be told the maximum money the law allowed. The lawyer kept returning to it after being told to stop. Words were exchanged with the judge as the temperature rose. He was fined, then fined more, and finally fined and given three days in jail for contempt.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: Fisher v. Pace, 336 U.S. 155 (1949)
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