ANGELICO v. STATE OF LA.

No. 78-1070.

593 F.2d 585 (1979)

Richard ANGELICO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray, Murray, Ellis, Braden & Landry, Julian R. Murray, Jr., New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellant.

Harry Connick, Dist. Atty., William L. Brockman, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., William F. Wessel, New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Richard Angelico, a New Orleans television news reporter,1 was charged in a Rule to Show Cause with contempt of court for the alleged violation of court rules issued by the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. The Judges of the Criminal District Court sitting en banc tried Angelico and found him guilty as charged. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $500.00 or serve

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