In RE DETENTION OF BROER v. State

Generally, a court order may not be collaterally attacked in contempt proceedings arising from violation of that order. This rule is subject to narrow exceptions that are not present in this proceeding. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by ordering a mental examination, subject to the constitutional protections specified in the order. Likewise, it did not abuse its discretion by imposing a contempt order for the appellant’s refusal to be examined. Accordingly, we affirm.

In October 1994, several days prior to Mark Broer’s scheduled release from prison, the State…