Legal Opinion
United States v. Maye
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 1996No. 95-SP-841PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
The United States has filed this appeal from an order of the Superior Court refusing to issue an order to show cause why appellee Maye, a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration, should not be held in *58contempt. The United States applied for the show cause order pursuant to D.C.Code § ll-944(a) (1995) (“the Superior Court ... may punish for ... contempt committed in the presence of the court”) and Super.Ct.Crim.R. 42(b) (1995) (criminal contempt “prosecuted on notice ... shall be[,] ... on application of the United States Attorney, ... by an order to show…
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- United States v. CummingsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
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