DORSEY v. STATE

[No. 47, September Term, 1982.]

295 Md. 217 (1983)

454 A.2d 353

DONNIE DORSEY AND ROSCOE DORSEY v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided January 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Christopher, Assistant Public Defender, with whom was Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on the brief, for appellants.

Stephen Rosenbaum, Assistant Attorney General, with whom was Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON, RODOWSKY and COUCH, JJ.


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

In this case petitioners Donnie Dorsey and Roscoe Dorsey contend that a trial court afforded them more due process of law than they believe they were entitled to receive in a contempt matter and hence that the court was deprived of jurisdiction, making their convictions nullities. We shall reject their contentions, including claims that there was insufficient evidence to conclude that court proceedings were disrupted...

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