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STATE v. DUGAN

No. 22376-7-II.

979 P.2d 885 (1999)

STATE of Washington, Appellant, v. Sheldon Karl DUGAN, Sr., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

July 2, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Dowell, Longview, for Respondent

James Jay Stonier, Cowlitz County Prosecutor, for Appellant

SEINFELD, J.

Cowlitz County Deputy Prosecutor Christoper T. Mahre appeals from a summary order of contempt. The trial court sanctioned him for asking a criminal defendant a question that, according to the trial judge, was "irrelevant, scandalous, and inflammatory." Because a trial court may impose a summary contempt sanction pursuant to RCW 7.21.050 only for conduct constituting contempt under RCW 7.21.010, such as violating a court order or behaving in a disorderly...

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