Morris v. State

I agree that there is substantial evidence to support Mr. Morris’s conviction for criminal contempt. Nonetheless, I cannot agree that the sanction imposed was proper. I therefore respectfully dissent.

|aI cannot agree that it is proper for the majority to adopt the State’s argument that “a judge’s power to punish for criminal contempt is not limited by Arkansas Code Annotated section 16-10-108.” I am mindful that the proposition is supported by Johnson v. Johnson, 343 Ark. 186, 198, 33 S.W.3d 492, 499 (2000). However, the General Assembly legislatively overruled that case when it amended…