D.M. v. State

OPINION

STRUBHAR, Judge:

Appellant, D.M., a 16 year old juvenile, was held in direct contempt of the Osage County District Court. He appeals from a Judgment and Sentence which, as punishment for his contemptuous conduct, ordered him placed in the custody of the Sheriff of Osage County in the Osage County Jail.

The conduct which precipitated Appellant’s contempt conviction occurred on August 10, 1994, during arraignment of Appellant upon a juvenile petition. Appellant was being questioned by Special Judge B. David Gam-bill as to whether the juvenile petition correctly listed Appellant’s name,…