Spruell v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

When this matter previously appeared before this court, it was remanded for specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. See Spruell v. State, 145 Ga. App. 720 (244 SE2d 636) (1978). Attorney Spruell brings this appeal from the trial court’s order finding him guilty of contempt and from the denial of his motion to be tried publicly for contempt before any superior court judge other than Judge Clyde W. Henley.

1. "A trial judge may, for a direct criminal contempt committed in the presence of the court, hold the offender in contempt without a hearing and impose…