Legal Opinion
Matter of Kirk
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 18, 1980No. 79-530, 79-543PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
These appeals evolve from adjudications of contempt, D.C.Code 1973, § 11-944, by the trial court for failure of appellants to obey subpoenas to reappear as witnesses in a criminal prosecution. Challenge is directed to the fact that the subpoenas were served by an attorney and also to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the findings. We affirm.
Appellants Kirk and Johnson appeared in court without process as prospective witnesses for the defense in a criminal prosecution which was scheduled to begin on February 26,1979. After being interviewed by the defense attorney in the case, they…
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