State v. Richard

LIPEZ, Justice.

[¶ 1] Paul Richard 1 appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Harden, J.) finding him in contempt of orders entered in May (Atiwod, J.) and August 1996 (Calkins, J.), and incarcerating him until he submits an accounting of his sales of certain securities. Richard contends that the court erred by determining that he waived his right to assert his privilege against self-incrimination, U.S. Const, amends. V, XIV, in response to its orders that he provide an accounting, and that the court abused its discretion by finding him in contempt of those orders. We…