Reporter's case sent back to appeal court
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Supreme Court on Thursday sent the contempt case of a Contra Costa Times reporter who refused to answer a judge’s questions in a death penalty case back to the state
Court of Appeal, which earlier rejected her petition for a hearing. Erin Hallissy, 29, faces a jail sentence for refusing to cooperate with a Mount Diablo municipal judge who found her in
contempt after she refused to answers questions about her jail interview with triple murder defendant John Sapp. The high court also extended its Oct. 27 stay of her jail sentence until the
legal issues in the case are resolved. MORE TO READ