State v. Jones, 2008-P-0018 (12-31-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Brian Jones, appeals from the January 7, 2008 judgment entry of the Portage County Municipal Court, Kent Division, in which he was sentenced for contempt.

{¶ 2} Appellant, an attorney with the Portage County Public Defender's Office, was appointed on August 15, 2007, to represent Jordan Scott ("defendant Scott") on a charge of misdemeanor assault in State v. Scott, Case No. 07 CRB 1180. The case was set for trial the following day.

{¶ 3} According to appellant's affidavit, on the morning of the trial, he met with six other clients before receiving the Scott file.…