STATE v. PHAIR

No. COA08-326.

668 S.E.2d 110 (2008)

STATE of North Carolina v. Nicolle PHAIR.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Turrentine Group, by Karlene Scott Turrentine, Raleigh, for defendant.

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Charles E. Reece, for the State.


ELMORE, Judge.

Nicolle Phair (defendant) appeals from two orders finding that she committed contempt while representing the accused during a criminal trial. Having reviewed the orders and arguments, we reverse both orders.

I.

Defendant was representing an accused in a criminal trial when two incidents occurred giving rise to these two orders of contempt: first, defendant's cell phone rang during the State's questioning of a witness, and second, defendant...

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