Legal Opinion
Matter of Hunt
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 10, 1976No. 10300PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Gaillard T. Hunt, a member of the bar, was adjudged in contempt of the Superior Court by Judge John R. Hess and fined $10 on October 20, 1975. He contends (1) that the court erred in proceeding under Rule 42(a) of the Rules of Criminal Procedure of the Superior Court rather than under Rule 42(b); (2) that the order of contempt fails to state in sufficient detail the facts upon which it was predicated and (3) that the evidence was insufficient to establish contemptuous conduct. We affirm.
The summary order of contempt was entered during a misdemeanor trial before Judge Hess where…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Charles Clark Marshall, IIICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- In the Matter of Contempt Proceedings Against Robert F. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- In Re George GatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- In Re RosenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Pietsch v. President of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Matter of GorfkleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- LaPrade v. LehmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
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