Legal Opinion
Thompson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 13, 1997No. 94-CM-1637, 94-CO-1544PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court by Associate Judge SCHWELB.
Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge FARRELL at 486.
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
A trial judge, sitting without a jury, found Mark Thompson guilty of criminal contempt of court for arriving approximately fifty minutes late for a hearing in two misdemeanor cases. On appeal, Thompson contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his conduct was willful or that he harbored a wrongful state of mind. Because the trial judge expressly stated that he would consider only Thompson’s lateness on the day in question, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- In Re David C. NiblackCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Matter of ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Swisher v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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