IN RE REEVES


60 N.J. 504 (1972)

291 A.2d 369

IN THE MATTER OF GEORGE REEVES, CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT OF COURT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 5, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Michael S. Bokar argued the cause for appellant.

Ms. Joan W. Murphy, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for the Attorney General of New Jersey, amicus curiae (Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. George F. Kugler, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).


The opinion of the Court was delivered PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted of contempt and sentenced to 60 days in jail. We certified his appeal before argument in the Appellate Division. We do not reach the issue which prompted certification because the conviction must be reversed for failure to comply with the rules relating to summary prosecutions for contempt. What started out as a proceeding to enforce a litigant's right...

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