Mitchell Carroll v. State of Indiana

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Mitchell Carroll (“Carroll”) was charged with a number of offenses in the Grant Superior Court. In response to Carroll’s behavior during hearings conducted both by video conference and with Carroll physically present in the courtroom, the trial court found Carroll to be in direct contempt of court and, as a result, ordered Carroll incarcerated for ninety days. Carroll appeals.

[2] We affirm.

Issues

[3] Carroll raises two issues for our review. We restate these as:

I. Whether, because Carroll’s conduct occurred while he was not physically present in the courtroom, a…