OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
This appeal involves an attorney summarily held in contempt of court. The dispositive issue is whether the trial court could proceed summarily.
Diamond, the prosecutor in a criminal case, was excused from attendance in court because of a sudden illness in Diamond's family. Upon being excused, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the trial court instructed Diamond to "report in" by 1:00 p.m. of the same day. The trial court found...
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