STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. L-97-1093.

123 Ohio App.3d 233 (1997)

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, Lucas County.

Decided September 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig T. Pearson and Mary Sue Barone, Lucas County Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.

Fritz Byers, Robert Z. Kaplan and Richard S. Walinski, for appellant.


GWIN, Presiding Judge.

Samuel Z. Kaplan appeals a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Lucas County, Ohio, summarily finding him in direct contempt of court, and sentencing him to a fine of $100. Appellant assigns three errors to the trial court:

"The trial court erred by finding Kaplan in direct contempt when the circumstances did not present any immediate threat to the integrity of the judicial process that required speed in the vindication of the court...

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