In Re Oliver

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1948-03-08

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. A Michigan circuit judge summarily sent the petitioner to jail for contempt of court. We must determine whether he was denied the procedural due process guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. In obedience to a subpoena the petitioner appeared as a witness before a Michigan circuit judge who was then conducting, in accordance with Michi…

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