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IN RE VANCE

No. 95-FM-1669.

697 A.2d 42 (1997)

In re Stanley VANCE, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mack E. Davis, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Jo Ann Robinson, Interim Corporation Counsel, Robert R. Rigsby, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Rosalyn Calbert Groce, Director, Policy and Appeals Branch, Office of the Corporation Counsel, and Sidney R. Bixler, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for appellee.

Before FERREN and STEADMAN, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Stanley Vance appeals from an adjudication of summary contempt arising out of his conduct during a hearing before Judge Christian on August 9 and 10, 1995. On appeal, Vance argues that his conduct did not rise to the level of willfulness required to sustain a summary contempt judgment. Vance further argues that Judge Christian abused her discretion by ordering him incarcerated pending preparation of a presentencing report requested by Vance...

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