Legal Opinion
Brooks Taylor v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1969No. 25392PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
On June 16, 1967, the appellant, a practicing attorney, was fined $500.00 by the District Court upon adjudication of guilty of contempt of court for failure to appear as counsel in a scheduled criminal trial after being retained as counsel. The sentence provided that in lieu of payment of the fine the respondent stand committed for a period of five days.
The appellant paid the $500.00 fine in question to the Clerk on the date the fine was imposed. On July 17, 1967, he filed his notice of appeal to this Court. 1
Pointing out that the sentence of the court was fully executed by the payment of the…
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