Legal Opinion
Matter of Marshall
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1982No. 80-1173PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant raises two principal issues on appeal from a conviction for criminal contempt: (1) whether the trial court erred in finding that appellant received notice of his appointment as counsel for the mother in a child neglect case and intentionally did not comply with the order, and (2) whether appellant is excused from failure to comply with the order because of its alleged invalidity. 1 We conclude that the record sustains the court’s findings and that appellant was obliged to appear in court to register his objection, irrespective of the validity of the appointment order. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Howat v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Edouard Legille v. C. Marshall Dann, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Toomey v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Shewarega v. YegzawDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- In Re BanksDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Baker v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
- In Re MarshallDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Matter of ScottDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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