Legal Opinion

In Re Willis

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 17, 2002No. A02A1920PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Greg Willis appeals from the order of the trial court holding him in contempt and sentencing him to serve four days in custody. Willis contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the contempt order and that his right to due process was violated when the trial court pronounced sentence without holding a hearing. We find no error and affirm.

Willis, an attorney, was representing a client on a charge of DUI in the City Court of Atlanta. The case had been continued three times previously, twice at the request of the defense. One of those continuances was to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dowdy v. PalmourSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. Atlanta Journal-Constitution v. JewellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Barlow v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. In Re LonginoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re BeckstromCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. In Re HerringCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Coleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. In Re SPRAYBERRYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. In Re HerringCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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