COHEN v. STATE

No. 11, September Term, 1973.

19 Md. App. 85 (1973)

309 A.2d 294

RHEA L. COHEN v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided September 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Sachs and Gregory L. Reed, with whom was Alan Jay Goldstein on the brief, for appellant.

Clarence W. Sharp, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, and Arthur A. Marshall, Jr., State's Attorney for Prince George's County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before ORTH, C.J., and THOMPSON and MENCHINE, JJ.


THOMPSON, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question to be decided on this appeal is whether or not Rhea L. Cohen, the appellant, was guilty of direct criminal contempt of court by reason of filing a written and oral motion that the judge disqualify himself on the grounds of bias and prejudice. We hold that she was not.

The contempt citation arose during the trial of a complaint in equity by the appellant and five others, on behalf of the property...

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