Curtis v. State

625 N.E.2d 496 (1993)

Vance CURTIS, Appellant-Defendant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

No. 80A02-9304-CV-191.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Second District.

December 14, 1993.

Jane Ruemmele, Indianapolis, for appellant-defendant.

Pamela Carter, Atty. Gen., Geoff Davis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Office of Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee-plaintiff.

SHIELDS, Judge.

This case presents the issue of whether an attorney's failure to appear for a scheduled trial date is direct or indirect contempt.

FACTS

Vance Curtis is the prosecutor in Tipton County, Indiana. On January 12, 1993, Curtis failed to…