In Re Contempt of Morris

Spellacy, Chief Judge.

Defendant-appellant Daniel G. Morris (“appellant”) appeals from the trial court’s decision holding him in contempt of court.

Appellant assigns the following error for review:

“The trial court erred in holding the appellant in contempt for objecting twice during the recitation of the victim impact statement.”

Finding the assignment of error to have merit, the trial court is reversed.

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Appellant, an attorney, represented a criminal defendant before the trial court. During the sentencing hearing, the victim’s mother gave a victim impact statement. During the statement the…