Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit April 13, 1978, No. 78-1043 (Girard v. Goins)

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The eleven petitioners1 appeal from the District Court’s denial of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 from fines and sentences imposed upon their conviction for criminal contempt by the Circuit Court of St. Louis. Their principal contention is that the failure of the Circuit Court to offer them a jury trial violated their constitutional right to a jury trial.