Legal Opinion
State v. Belcastro
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 2000No. 77039PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John T. Patton, Presiding Judge.
The court found contemnor-attorney Stanley Josselson in both direct and indirect contempt of court after he failed to appear in a timely manner to hear a jury return a verdict in a criminal case in which he represented the accused. Contemnor complains that (1) the court erred by characterizing the same conduct as two different kinds of contempt, (2) the court lacked sufficient grounds to find that he acted intentionally, and (3) the court failed to afford him a chance to respond to the contempt charges.
At the close of jury instructions in the underlying…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Matter of LandsOhio Supreme Court · 1946
- In Re PurolaOhio Court of Appeals · 1991
- State ex rel. Seventh Urban, Inc. v. McFaulOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- In Re DavisOhio Court of Appeals · 1991
- City of Cleveland v. RamseyOhio Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. DumasOhio Court of Appeals · 2011
- State v. PerkinsOhio Court of Appeals · 2003
- In Re Contempt of HeffernanOhio Court of Appeals · 2008
- Smith v. Stafford, Unpublished Decision (12-27-2001)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2001
- State v. Smith, Unpublished Decision (12-6-2002)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2002