In re Patterson

Miller, Judge.

Attorney Jackie G. Patterson appeals from the trial court’s order holding him in contempt of court and ordering him to pay a $100 fine for missing his client’s scheduled arraignment. Patterson contends that the fine was not justified because the court specifically found that his absence was due to negligence, not wilful disobedience. We agree.

On appeal of a criminal contempt conviction the appropriate standard of appellate review is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential…