IN RE DeNEUEVILLE

No. 5958.

286 A.2d 225 (1972)

In the Matter of Louise DeNEUEVILLE.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Kolker, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, KERN and PAIR, Associate Judges.


PAIR, Associate Judge:

Challenged by this appeal is an order by the trial court on May 3, 1971, adjudging the appellant in contempt for refusing to rise as directed when the judge entered the courtroom.

The facts are not in dispute. On May 3, 1971, an evening session of the trial court was convened for the purpose of disposing of cases arising out of the "May Day" demonstrations. As the judge entered the courtroom, all persons therein were requested to rise...

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