Legal Opinion
In Re Shirley
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 2011No. 09-FM-1182PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Associate Judge:
After a bench trial, appellant Herschel Shirley was found guilty of three counts of criminal contempt for violation of a civil protection order (“CPO”) sought by complainant Tashi Brown and issued by the Superior Court on December 10, 2008. 1 On appeal, his argument is twofold: (1) the trial court erred in finding him in contempt of a civil protection order when Brown consented to his contacts (in light of their “ongoing romantic relationship”); and (2) the trial court did not have jurisdiction to find him in contempt because the government failed to show that “Brown…
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