Legal Opinion
King v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 31, 2007No. 134, September Term, 2006PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreene, J.
We are asked to consider whether a trial judge who elects not to summarily punish an attorney for direct contempt, pursuant to Maryland Rule 15-203, and instead issues a Show Cause Order and assigns a special prosecutor to prosecute the attorney for contempt, pursuant to Maryland Rule 15-204, may vacate the order initiating contempt proceedings and convert to contempt proceedings that are summary in nature. We conclude that the trial judge erred and should have conducted proceedings consistent with Maryland Rules 15-204 and 15-205.
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Factual and Procedural Background
Petitioner, Mamitta King…
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