In re Holt

Eldridge, Judge.

Greg W. Holt, an attorney, appeals the judgment of contempt entered against him when he failed to appear for trial on September 9 and 10, 2002, in Jones County Superior Court, for the case of State v. Ken Bishop, Case No. 2002-CR-18026 (“Bishop case”). Holt alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s finding of contempt and that the punishment imposed was excessive. We find Holt’s arguments without merit and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the Bishop case appeared on the September 9, 2002 trial calendar in the Superior…