Roberts v. Superior Court
Filed 6/27/06 Roberts v. Superior Court CA5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DAVID R. ROBERTS, Petitioner v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO COUNTY, Respondents, THE PEOPLE, Real Party In Interest. |
F048692
(Super. Ct. No. F04903229-3)
O P I N I O N |
THE COURT*
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING; petition for writ of mandate. Wayne Ellison, Judge.
David E. Roberts, in pro. per., for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
No appearance for Real Party in Interest.
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Petitioner, an attorney, challenges the superior court's order finding him in contempt for making comments during a court proceeding. He claims he was denied a hearing. He also challenges the contempt on other grounds.
DISCUSSION
Morales v. Superior Court (1966) 239 Cal.App.2d 947, 951-952 (disapproved on other grounds in Boysaw v. Superior Court (2000) 23 Cal.4th 215, 221), held that the trial court must expressly inform an attorney that he is facing â€