State v. Johnston

| ?FOIL, Judge.

We granted certiorari to review the trial court’s ruling adjudging attorney Michele Fournet guilty of direct contempt of court for conduct that occurred during her representation of a criminal defendant in a trial resulting in her client’s acquittal on a charge of second degree murder. The court sentenced Ms. Fournet during the trial to a fine of $100.00. After a thorough review, we deny relator’s application for supervisory relief, concluding that the evidence is sufficient to support the contempt citation.

Relator was found to be in direct contempt of court, which is defined…