Cameron v. State

ALPERT, Judge.

Lest we be misunderstood by our ultimate holding, we declare at the outset that an intoxicated litigant who disrupts the proceedings of the court by contumacious or stupefied conduct may be held in contempt of court.

Appellant, John Jeffrey Cameron, appeals two judgments entered by the Circuit Court for Allegany County, the first finding him in contempt for appearing in court in an *604intoxicated condition and the second denying his motion to dismiss on the basis of double jeopardy. Appellant asks:

I. Did the trial court err in finding him in contempt of court?

II. Did the trial court…