Supreme Court of Rhode Island October 26, 1979, M. P. No. 77-194 (Greene v. McDonald)

Reing adjudged guilty of criminal contempt by a justice of the District Court, petitioner, Catherine A. Greene, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking relief from an order confining her in the Women’s Division, Adult Correctional Institution, for a period of 30 days. Upon filing of her petition, she was released on bail pending consideration of her appeal by this court.