Paseur v. State

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant appeals the judgment holding him in contempt of court for failing to appear in court when his case was reconvened following the court’s recess. We reverse.

Pretermitting whether or not a contempt judgment would be warranted in view of the fact that the court did not specify a time for reconvening, and in view of the fact that defendant arrived only 15 minutes after court was reconvened, the court’s judgment must be reversed under the authority of Bramlett v. State, 106 Ga. App. 731 (128 SE2d 373).

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