Legal Opinion
In Re Joseph Brown
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 23, 2015No. W2014-00825-COA-R3-JVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Brandon 0. Gibson, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which J. Steven Stafford, P.J., W.S., and Arnold B. Goldin, J., joined.
An attorney was summarily punished for direct criminal contempt. The attorney appeals, alleging numerous procedural errors and claiming that his actions did not rise to the level of contemptuous behavior. Discerning no error, we affirm.
I. Facts & Procedural History
The basis of this appeal is a finding of contempt made on March 24, 2014, by Shelby County Juvenile Court Magistrate Harold Horne. On that date, a litigant appeared pro se for a hearing before…
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