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IN RE BROWN

No. 7429.

320 A.2d 92 (1974)

In the Matter of James E. BROWN.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl C. Dudley, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom David Povich, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant. William E. McDaniels, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

William D. Pease, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry and John A. McCahill, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FICKLING, GALLAGHER and PAIR, Associate Judges.

PAIR, Associate Judge:

Presented on this appeal is the recurring problem which results when an attorney is held in contempt of court for inadvertent tardiness. At oral argument and after consideration of the record and briefs, it appeared that counsel for the parties — as well as the court below — apparently misapprehended the essential element of an adjudication of criminal contempt. We, therefore, remanded the record to the trial court with direction...

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