Carrick v. State

Phillip ,T. Whiteaker, Judge,

Dissenting.

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. Appellant Calvin Carrick’s appeal is taken from an order finding him in | ] (¡criminal contempt. That order, therefore, should be the proper focus of this appeal. Carrick’s sole argument on appeal is that the circuit court did not have the authority to hold him in contempt because the court’s actions deprived him of his Sixth Amendment right to represent himself. Because I believe the circuit court in this case had the authority to find Carrick in contempt, and issued a clear order that was then…