Thomas v. State

MOTZ, Judge.

Appellant, Charles Leon Thomas, Jr., was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Appellant appeared in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for a hearing on a bench warrant. During that hearing, the circuit court twice held appellant in contempt of court; two thirty day sentences were imposed on appellant. On appeal, appellant raises a single question:

Did the lower court improperly hold appellant in direct contempt of court?

The facts giving rise to this appeal are straight forward and undisputed. On April 13, 1993, appellant appeared before the circuit court, as a…