State Of Washington v. Jonathan Dennington

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, DIVISION ONE Respondent, No. 79160-5-I (consol. with No. v. 79161-3-I and No. 79162-1-I) JONATHAN LAWRENCE DENNINGTON, PUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. DWYER, J. — Jonathan Dennington appeals from an order holding him in contempt of court and sanctioning him to 30 days of confinement. Because the trial court had the authority to hold Dennington in contempt, but did not provide Dennington his statutorily required opportunity to speak in mitigation of his contempt, we affirm the finding of contempt, reverse the sanction…