Ahern v. Ahern

OPINION

HOLDER, J.

We granted this appeal to determine: 1) whether the constitutional protections against double jeopardy prevented the defendant’s retrial for criminal contempt after testimony had been taken by one judge and the case was then transferred to a second judge; and 2) whether the defendant was entitled to a jury trial when the defendant was tried for criminal contempt under Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-9-102 et seq. (1980).

We conclude that the constitutional protections against double jeopardy prohibited the defendant’s retrial for criminal contempt because testimony was taken prior to the…