Salvagio v. State

Charles Salvagio appeals the circuit court's order finding him guilty of criminal contempt, as defined by Rule 33.1(b)(3)(b), Ala. R. Crim. P. Salvagio was ordered to be confined in the Jefferson County jail for 72 hours and was ordered to pay a $100 fine in compliance with § 12-11-30(5), Ala. Code 1975.

The record indicates that Salvagio was one of the attorneys who represented Steven Petric in his capital-murder trial, at the end of which Petric was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Petric v. State, 157 So.3d 176 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013). In May 2015, Petric filed a Rule 32,…