· 5/10/1971
Grant Sykes v. United States
Citations
- 444 F.2d 928
- 144 U.S. App. D.C. 53
- 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 10317
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- reversing a criminal contempt conviction because “the record discloses no evidence of any criminal intent on the part of the appellant”
- attorney’s failure to appear was “an isolated aberration”; contempt conviction reversed
- attorney’s failure to appear was “an isolated aberration”; contempt conviction reversed
- approving summary contempt for an attorney’s non-appearance
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Judges: McGowan, Tamm, Robb
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