Hooper v. State ex rel. Nichol

The defendant below was found to be in contempt of court and was sentenced to serve ten days in jail and to pay a fine of $50. He had already been indicted for practicing dentistry without a license.

The defendant insists that the judgment was for a violation of a void decree and that the criminal court had no jurisdiction and that the acts of the defendant in contempt of court order were committed in Putnam County.

■ An order was entered on September 23,1957, restraining the defendant from the practice of dentistry in this *136State as defined by Section 63-537, T.C.A., witbont a license.

The proof…