Jones v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge.
Case Summary
Appellant-Respondent Melissa Jones ("Jones") appeals the judgment of the trial court finding her in contempt of court for refusing to appear at a pre-trial deposition after having been subpoensed to do so. Jones also challenges the trial court's imposition of a two-hundred-day "flat" sentence. We affirm. 1
Issues
Jones raises three issues, which we restate as:
I. Whether Jones received effective assistance of trial counsel;
II. Whether the evidence is sufficient to support the trial court's finding of contempt; and
III. Whether Jones's sentence is unreasonable or…
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