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U.S. v. WRIGHT

No. 87-3876 Non-Argument Calendar.

854 F.2d 1263 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jimmy Floyd WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Morris, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY, Chief Judge, and VANCE and COX, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this case, we hold that a defendant's action in hitting his attorney in the courtroom is sufficient to support an 18 U.S.C.A. § 401(1) contempt conviction.

Defendant Jimmy Floyd Wright, while appearing for sentencing in the district court, struck his attorney in the face with his fist. Charged with criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C.A. § 401(1), Wright was convicted by a jury. He moved for judgment of acquittal on the ground that the...

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