Haeussler v. State

SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.

Johann Haeussler seeks review of the final judgment finding him guilty of indirect criminal contempt for filing false documents in his dissolution of marriage action and imposing a sentence of five weekends in jail. Mr. Haeussler argues that indirect criminal contempt was not the proper remedy for his conduct. He also raises several due process arguments arising from the absence of transcripts of the arraignment and sentencing hearings and prosecutorial comments at the contempt hearing. Finally, he argues that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he was guilty of…