Attorneys – Contempt Citation – Continuance Order – Rule 5A:18

By Deborah Elkins
Published: October 13, 2008

A defense lawyer who did not appear for a scheduled trial date and told his client he need not show up can be cited for contempt, the Court of Appeals says, even though the lawyer and the prosecutor had agreed to a continuance of the DUI trial. The defense lawyer and the prosecutor agreed to jointly ...

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