Legal Opinion
Swisher v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 22, 1990No. 88-498PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Mickey W. Swisher first learned that he was charged with criminal contempt of court when the trial judge found him guilty of that offense. He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment without having had the opportunity to discuss his case with his attorney. Concluding that Swisher’s substantial rights were violated, we reverse his conviction.
I
Swisher, a service station attendant who was then nineteen years of age, was arrested on March 4, 1988 and charged with unlawful possession of PCP and marijuana, in violation of D.C.Code § 33 — 541(d) (1988). It appears from the court file…
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