State v. Delacruz

Green, J.:

Jose Delacruz was convicted of direct criminal contempt of court and was sentenced to 9 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Delacruz raises six issues: (1) that he was exercising his right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution; (2) that a special prosecutor should have tried the case; (3) that his contempt was a single ongoing event rather than three separate events; (4) that the delay in filing and docketing his appeal deprived him of due process; (5) that his 9-year sentence was excessive and the result of bias and prejudice; and (6) that…