In Re Thomas W. Farquhar

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Thomas W. Farquhar, appellant, was convicted of criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. § 401(1), (3)1 and F.R.Cr.P. 42(a).2 On appeal, he contends that the certificate of contempt should have been dismissed because it failed to establish the crime of contempt; that the trial judge should have issued an order to show cause under F.R.Cr.P. 42(b) before holding the appellant in contempt; that the record fails to show the requisite criminal intent; and, that a simultaneous appearance before another judge is a complete defense. We conclude that the record fails to show that the…