Legal Opinion

In Re Williams.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 15, 2018No. A18A1384PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMillian, Judge.

*189 Appellant Lauraill Williams appeals from an order of the Clayton County juvenile court holding her in direct criminal contempt after her cell phone sounded during a dependency hearing. Williams contends that the order of contempt should be reversed because: (1) her due process rights were violated when she was not afforded an opportunity to speak on her own behalf; (2) the contempt order is deficient on its face in that it fails to set forth sufficient facts in support of the finding of contempt; and (3) her equal protection rights were violated because other attorneys whose…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Boatright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Dowdy v. PalmourSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. In Re IrvinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. In Re JeffersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by4 opinions

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