City of Bedford v. Lacey

Appellant Richard Agopian, an attorney, appeals his conviction of contempt of court imposed by the Garfield Heights Municipal Court. For the reasons stated more fully below, we hold that the Garfield Heights Municipal Court lacked jurisdiction to issue the order on which the contempt proceeding was based.

Appellant Agopian represented defendant Vickie Lacey. Lacey was charged by complaint in the Bedford Municipal Court with criminal offenses of theft, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, and assault. Trial commenced in the Bedford Municipal Court on March 13,1984. Lacey was…