Legal Opinion
Shewarega v. Yegzaw
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 18, 2008No. 06-CT-969PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Sisay Shewarega appeals his conviction of criminal contempt for willfully disobeying a civil protection order (CPO) issued pursuant to the Intrafamily Offenses Act. 1 Appellant argues that his contempt conviction must be reversed because the CPO was void ab initio for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and alternatively for insufficient proof that he violated the CPO. We reject appellant’s jurisdictional argument. We conclude, though it is a close question, that there is sufficient evidence in the record to support appellant’s contempt adjudication. However,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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