Legal Opinion

Lee v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 1, 2007No. A06A1820PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A trial judge found attorney Jerome Lee to be in contempt of court and ordered him to serve ten days in jail. Lee appeals, asserting three enumerations of error. Because the enumerated errors are without merit, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

1. Lee’s first enumeration of error, that his actions do not constitute criminal contempt and thus the trial court abused its discretion in finding that they do, is a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the trial court’s judgment. On appeal from a criminal contempt conviction, we review the evidence…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re BrantCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. In Re OmoleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re Jason AdamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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