Legal Opinion
Sword v. Sword
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1976No. 56896, (Calendar No. 1)PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
On April 16, 1973, Wiley Sword was found in contempt of circuit court (Genesee County) for failing to pay child support and was sentenced to one year in jail. The Court of Appeals reversed because the trial court had not applied a proper standard for determining contempt and because the order failed to provide for release upon purge of the contempt. Defendant appealed to this Court because the Court of Appeals refused to provide for appointment of an attorney and for trial by jury upon remand.
We agree with the Court of Appeals that the judge employed incorrect criteria in his finding of…
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