MATTER OF DENNEY

No. 11736.

377 A.2d 1360 (1977)

In the Matter of George DENNEY, Appellant,

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leroy Nesbitt, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Steven R. Schaars, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee U. S.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and GALLAGHER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.


NEWMAN, Chief Judge.

Appellant, a member of the bar, was summarily adjudicated in criminal contempt for failing to appear timely before a judge of the Superior Court. He contends on appeal that the court erred in finding his conduct to constitute contempt. We agree and reverse.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. On the morning of November 30, 1976, in accordance with standard procedures, appellant placed his name on the list of attorneys available that...

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