Dogan v. Georgia Department of Human Resources

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

The trial court held Walter Dogan in contempt for falsifying documentation he submitted to the court in connection with a child support petition. Dogan appeals the contempt order, asserting that the trial court erred in finding him in contempt. In the alternative, Dogan argues that the judge was required to recuse himself. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. On appeal from a conviction for criminal contempt, we view the evidence in a light favorable to the trial court’s ruling.1 So viewed, the record reveals that the Georgia Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) brought a…