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SWISHER v. U.S.

No. 88-498.

572 A.2d 85 (1990)

Mickey W. SWISHER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 22, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christian J. Camenisch, Stanford, Ky., appointed by the court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom John R. Fisher and Henry Hoberman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BELSON and SCHWELB, Associate Judges, and REILLY, Senior Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Mickey W. Swisher first learned that he was charged with criminal contempt of court when the trial judge found him guilty of that offense. He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment without having had the opportunity to discuss his case with his attorney. Concluding that Swisher's substantial rights were violated, we reverse his conviction.

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Swisher, a service station attendant who was then nineteen years of age, was arrested...

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