Legal Opinion
Carter v. Johnson
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 2001No. 34A02-0010-CV-681PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DARDEN, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Vernon Carter brings this interlocutory appeal of the trial court's denial of his emergency petition for an order to rescind the warrant for his arrest.
We reverse.
ISSUE
Whether the trial court has authority to incarcerate an individual for indirect contempt upon the individual's alleged violation of a temporary protective order, absent compliance with the provisions of the indirect contempt statute.
FACTS
On October 6, 2000, Barbara Johnson filed a verified petition seeking temporary and permanent protective orders against Carter. At an ex parte hearing…
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