State of Tennessee v. Kevin Lee Pennell - Dissenting

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs October 1, 2002 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. KEVIN LEE PENNELL Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2000-T-515 Steve R. Dozier, Judge No. M2001-01863-CCA-R3-CD - Filed April 28, 2003 DISSENTING OPINION I respectfully dissent from the majority’s holding that the Defendant’s conviction for criminal contempt of court should be affirmed. While I agree that the trial court did have the authority to suspend the Defendant’s driver’s license, I do not believe that the Defendant was sufficiently placed on…