STATE EX REL. SEVENTH URBAN, INC. v. McFAUL

No. 82-704.

5 Ohio St. 3d 120 (1983)

THE STATE, EX REL. SEVENTH URBAN, INC., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. MCFAUL, SHERIFF, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Schulman & Schulman and Mr. Howard A. Schulman, for appellants.

Mr. John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, Mr. Patrick Carroll and Mr. Patrick J. Murphy, for appellee.


WEBER, J.

Three propositions of law have been presented in this appeal.

I

The first issue presented is whether Milton Schulman was guilty of direct criminal contempt. Appellant Schulman argues that his actions did not obstruct the administration of justice.

R.C. 2705.01 reads:

"A court, or judge at chambers, may summarily punish a person guilty of misbehavior in the presence of or so near the court or judge as to obstruct the administration...

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