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SINGLETON v. COM.

Record No. 2381-07-1.

667 S.E.2d 23 (2008)

52 Va. App. 665

Kenneth SINGLETON, s/k/a Kenneth L. Singleton v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

October 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Shuttleworth (Charles B. Lustig; Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Swain, Haddad & Morecock, P.C., on brief), Virginia Beach, for appellant.

Joanne V. Frye, Assistant Attorney General (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KELSEY and PETTY, JJ., and WILLIS, S.J.

KELSEY, Judge.

The trial court held attorney Kenneth L. Singleton in contempt of court for failing to appear for a scheduled trial of his client and for directing his client not to appear as well. On appeal, Singleton argues the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to find him in contempt. He also contends the trial court erroneously employed summary, rather than plenary, contempt procedures. Finding Singleton's...

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