In Re Contempt of Barnett

Appellant appeals by leave granted an order of Detroit Recorder’s Court Judge Geraldine Bledsoe Ford finding him in contempt of court, MCL 600.1711(2); MSA 27A.1711(2). We reverse.

Initially, appellant was summarily found in contempt by Judge Warfield Moore, Jr., and was sentenced to thirty days in jail. However, appellant sought leave to appeal Judge Moore’s contempt order. This Court granted appellant’s motion for immediate consideration, granted his motion for a writ of habeas corpus, ordered his immediate release, and remanded for a hearing before a different Recorder’s Court judge. In re…