TAYLOR v. UNITED STATES

No. 25392.

410 F.2d 392 (1969)

Brooks TAYLOR, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Andrews, Campbell & Andrews, DeFuniak Springs, Fla., for appellant.

Clinton Ashmore, U. S. Atty., Stewart J. Carrouth, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., for appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

On June 16, 1967, the appellant, a practicing attorney, was fined $500.00 by the District Court upon adjudication of guilty of contempt of court for failure to appear as counsel in a scheduled criminal trial after being retained as counsel. The sentence provided that in lieu of payment of the fine the respondent stand committed for a period of five days.

The appellant paid the $500.00 fine in question to the Clerk on the date the fine was imposed...

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