Orndoff v. Commonwealth

PRESENT: All the Justices KATIE ORNDOFF OPINION BY v. Record No. 240394 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Katie Orndoff testified at a criminal jury trial in the Circuit Court for Loudoun County as a witness for the Commonwealth. The circuit court held Orndoff in summary criminal contempt pursuant to Code § 18.2-456 for “[m]isbehavior in the presence of the court” on the basis that she was intoxicated. The circuit court sentenced Orndoff to ten days in jail. On appeal, among other issues, Orndoff challenges the…