State v. Blackburn

Defendant appeals from a judgment of punitive contempt, which ordered him to serve 10 days’ incarceration in a local jail once he completed his prison sentence on a criminal matter. See ORS 33.125 (authorizing appeals under ORS 138.220 from contempt judgment). The trial court summarily held defendant in contempt when defendant, who was appearing by phone at a hearing in a marital dissolution proceeding, repeatedly failed to adhere to the court’s directive to stop interrupting the court. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in three respects. For the reasons that follow, we…