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State of Tennessee v. James Beeler

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 2012No. E2010-00860-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCornelia A. Clark, J.

in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.

We accepted this appeal to determine whether a lawyer’s potential violation of the ethical rule governing communications with a person represented by another lawyer constitutes criminal contempt pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-9-102(1), (2). Although a lawyer’s violation of an ethical rule may in some circumstances constitute criminal contempt, the evidence in this case is insufficient to support the “willful misbehavior” element of the offense of criminal contempt. Therefore,…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Spies v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Bryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Ex Parte RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  5. Nye v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. John Jones v. City of FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
  2. Tracy Rose Baker v. State of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  3. In Re Joseph BrownCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2015
  4. Christina Klepper Neely v. Brian Richard NeelyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2019
  5. Jamie Faucon v. Michael MgridichianCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2020

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