IN RE PANNU

No. 2009-115, December Term, 2009.

2010 VT 58

In re Jasdeep Pannu.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

July 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Nelson, Middlebury, for Contemnor-Appellant.

William H. Sorrell, Attorney General, John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, and Andrew Delaney, Legal Intern, Montpelier, for Appellee.

PRESENT: Reiber, C.J., Dooley, Johnson, Skoglund and Burgess, JJ.


SKOGLUND, J.

¶ 1. Attorney Jasdeep Pannu appeals from the trial court's order finding him in criminal contempt under Vermont Rule of Criminal Procedure 42(a). He argues that he did not violate a clear order of the court and that his behavior was not willfully disobedient. We reject these arguments and affirm the trial court's decision.

¶ 2. The contempt order arose as follows. Jasdeep Pannu was assigned to represent James Spearman, who was charged...

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