IN RE BENTON

No. 4075.

228 A.2d 324 (1967)

In the Matter of Alexander L. BENTON, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 6, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Lincoln Johnson, Jr., Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom David G. Bress, U.S. Atty., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, MYERS, Associate Judge, and QUINN (Associate Judge, Retired).


QUINN, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from an order adjudging appellant guilty of contempt of court and imposing a twenty-five dollar fine. For reasons to be discussed, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Appellant was defense counsel in a criminal jury trial before the Court of General Sessions. Prior to the presentation of defendant's case, government counsel sought a ruling regarding the inadmissibility of certain evidence. Appellant believed...

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