United States v. Elam Reamuel Temple

J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Temple, an attorney, was tried and convicted in the district court in March 1966 on a charge of criminal contempt of court.1 On March 31, 1966, judgment was entered suspending imposition of sentence, fining defendant 500 dollars, and placing him on probation *797for 18 months. Immediately following pronouncement of judgment, defendant’s attorney gave oral notice of appeal in open court. The court agreed at that time that the 1,000-dollar bond then in effect would be acceptable as appeal bond.2 On May 10, 1966, written notice of appeal was filed as required…