Padilla v. Padilla

BERMAN, Judge.

Defendant, Harold Padilla, appeals from an order of the district court finding him in punitive contempt of the court, sentencing him to 20 days imprisonment, and ordering him to pay $75 per month in child support. We reverse and remand for a new hearing.

A contempt citation was issued by the district court against the defendant for failure to comply with the court’s order regarding child , support payments. At the hearing, the first matter considered by the district court was whether the defendant would proceed pro se. The inquiry into waiver of counsel consisted solely of the…