State of Tennessee v. Frank C. Pease

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs September 25, 2001 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. FRANK C. PEASE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Anderson County No. 99CR0349 James B. Scott, Jr., Judge No. E2000-02469-CCA-R3-CD October 24, 2001 The defendant, Frank C. Pease, appeals his conviction for criminal contempt. The sole issue for our determination is whether the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction. Since the contempt finding was based upon defendant’s anticipated, rather than actual, refusal to follow the court’s order, we reverse the…