155 Mich. App. 752 - Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Finally defendant contends he was denied due process of law because he was not represented by an attorney at the show cause hearing. This claim has been considered and rejected in a well-reasoned opinion by the Supreme Court in Sword, supra. We find this opinion to be persuasive and accept it in rejecting defendant’s claim. Although the supreme Court noted that the court may appoint counsel if the civil contempt proceeding is complex, we do not find that such was the situation here, nor does defendant make such a claim. Accordingly, defendant’s argument is without merit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 669 F. Supp. 801 - McKinstry v. Genesee County Circuit Judges