State v. King

Appellant James B. King, an Anderson County attorney, appeals the judgment of Circuit Court Judge Tee Ferguson (complainant) finding appellant in contempt of court and imposition of a $750 fine therefor. We reverse.

Appellant sought continuance of one of his cases pending in Anderson County General Sessions Court on the ground that appellant was ill. The complainant was the presiding judge.

The complainant alleges that on August 8, 1990, without a request to approach the bench, appellant approached the complainant judge behind the bench concerning the case of appellant’s client. The complainant…