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Facts
- Assistant District Attorney Zach Jones (ADA Jones) was found in direct criminal contempt and fined $50.00 by the district court for failing to appear at a scheduled hearing, despite having entered his appearance on behalf of the State in the matter.
Procedural History
- [Not applicable or not found]
Parties' Submissions
- State: Argued for the reversal of the district court's order finding ADA Jones in contempt and imposing a fine for failure to appear at a hearing (para 1).
- ADA Jones: [Not applicable or not found]
Legal Issues
- Whether the district court erred in finding Assistant District Attorney Zach Jones in direct criminal contempt and imposing a fine of $50.00 for failing to appear at a scheduled hearing.
Disposition
- The district court's order finding Assistant District Attorney Zach Jones in contempt and imposing a fine of $50.00 was reversed (para 2).
Reasons
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Per J. MILES HANISEE (JAMES J. WECHSLER, Judge, M. MONICA ZAMORA, Judge concurring): The Court of Appeals reversed the district court's order for the reasons stated in the Court’s notice of proposed disposition. The memorandum indicates that the State proposed summary reversal, the district court was served with the notice, no memorandum opposing summary reversal was filed, and the time for doing so had expired, leading to the reversal of the district court’s decision (paras 1-3).
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