Russell v. Superior Court
Clifford A. Russell v. the Superior Court
- Outcome
- writ granted — WRIT of prohibition to prevent trial of petitioner on a charge of threatening a grand juror. Writ granted. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
- Area
- civil
- Panel
- The Court (author)
Analysis
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Opinion
The writ of prohibition was ordered issued from the bench for the reason that the complaint charging the petitioner with contempt failed to state an offense.
[1] The petitioner was charged with threatening a grand juror with a prosecution for perjury in swearing out a search-warrant for intoxicating liquor. It is conceded that the proceeding for a search-warrant was instituted by the grand juror as a citizen, and not by virtue of his *Page 195 powers and duties as a grand juror, and for this reason petitioner's threat was not an interference with a grand juror, as such.
Writ of prohibition ordered issued.
All the Justices concurred.