1. Offutt v. United States, No. 27, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 22, 1954, Argued , November 8, 1954, Decided
OVERVIEW: Order summarily imposing punishment for contempt was overturned when it was clearly infused with the trial judge's personal animosity for the lawyer who was guilty of misconduct. The trial judge should have recused himself from the proceeding.
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