Usiak v. State

A judge of the District Court of Maryland, sitting in Frederick County, entered an order finding Norman C. Usiak, Esquire, in direct contempt. Usiak appealed to the Circuit Court for Frederick County, which vacated the order and remanded the matter to the District Court on the basis that the initial order failed to comply with the mandates of Maryland Rule 15-203. The District Court, almost three months after its initial defective order, entered a corrected order and Usiak again appealed to the Circuit Court. The Circuit Court, finding that Usiak’s conduct constituted contempt, affirmed the…