Legal Opinion
Matter of Denney
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 1977No. 11736PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge.
Appellant, a member of the bar, was summarily adjudicated in criminal contempt for failing to appear timely before a judge of the Superior Court. He contends on appeal that the court erred in finding his conduct to constitute contempt. We agree and reverse.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. On the morning of November 30, 1976, in accordance with standard procedures, appellant placed his name on the list of attorneys available that day to accept court appointment to represent indigent defendants charged with criminal offenses. He was thereupon appointed to represent a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grant Sykes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Matter of HuntDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- In Re RosenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- In Re NesbittDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Matter of ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- In Re GratehouseDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Matter of KirkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Matter of SiracusaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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