Criminal Contempt

W8 Assignment #2:  Criminal Contempt

Attorneys who fail to obey court orders can be charged with criminal contempt.

Do you agree with the Kentucky Supreme Court’s affirmation of a criminal contempt conviction of the attorney in the case of Poindexter v. Commonwealth, 389 S.W.3d 112 (Ky. 2012)?

What did the attorney do that was “bad”?

What would you have done differently?

Instructions

*  Your paper should be a minimum of 3 full pages in length;

*  1-inch margins;

*  Double-spaced;

*  12 point font in Arial, Helvetica, or Times New Roman;

*  Include a Cover Sheet and a References page;

*  APA formatted citations.