GREEN v. COMMONWEALTH


180 S.E.2d 531 (1971)

George Henry GREEN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Hudgins, Newport News (Hudgins & Gibson, Newport News, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Robert L. Simpson, Jr., Virginia Beach (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The question presented is whether George Henry Green, the indigent defendant, was properly adjudged in contempt of court for refusing to cooperate with his court-appointed attorney. To the court's order fining him $50 and sentencing him to ten days in jail for such contempt, Green was granted a writ of error.

On August 25, 1969, Green, who had been indicted and was awaiting trial upon four counts of forgery and uttering, appeared in court with...

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