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Scialdone v. Commonwealth
No. 090303Supreme Court of Virginia
090303 Scialdone v. Commonwealth 02/25/2010 (Revised 03/01/2010) The Court of Appeals erred in holding that two criminal defense attorneys and their student intern, who were all found in contempt relating to t…
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090303 Scialdone v. Commonwealth 02/25/2010 (Revised 03/01/2010) The Court of Appeals erred in holding that two criminal defense …
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090303 Scialdone v. Commonwealth 02/25/2010 (Revised 03/01/2010) The Court of Appeals erred in holding that two criminal defense attorneys and their student intern, who were all found in contempt relating to the submission of an allegedly altered document at trial, had failed to preserve the argument that the circuit court deprived them of due process by proceeding with summary contempt. On the merits, because the essential elements of the misconduct were not all actually observed by the trial judge, she erred by failing to afford the defendants a plenary proceeding with the requisite due process rights. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the matters are remanded for furth…
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090303 Scialdone v. Commonwealth 02/25/2010 (Revised 03/01/2010) The Court of Appeals erred in holding that two criminal defense attorneys and their student intern, who were all found in contempt relating to the submission of an allegedly altered document at trial, had failed to preserve the argument that the circuit court deprived them of due process by proceeding with summary contempt. On the merits, because the essential elements of the misconduct were not all actually observed by the trial judge, she erred by failing to afford the defendants a plenary proceeding with the requisite due process rights. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the matters are remanded for furth…
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