Legal Opinion

Appeal of Gregory

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 22, 1978No. 10672PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellant, a member of the bar, was adjudged in contempt of the Superior Court by Judge Eugene N. Hamilton on February 20, 1976, fined $100, and given a suspended three-day sentence. He contends on this pro se appeal 1) that the court' erred in summarily proceeding under Super.Ct.Cr.R. 42(a) rather than on notice and hearing under Rule 42(b); 2) that no written order of contempt was properly issued; and 3) that the evidence was insufficient to establish contemptuous conduct. We affirm.

Appellant was counsel for a defendant in a criminal case which was set for trial…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Matter of HuntDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. In Re RosenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Cole v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Gregory v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Matter of ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. LaPrade v. LehmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Murphy v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980

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