Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 4, 2006No. 49A02-0510-CR-1018PublishedCited by 42 opinions

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…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. International Union, United Mine Workers v. BagwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Wrinkles v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Timberlake v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Cook v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
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  3. David Pannell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. C.B. v. B.W.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. Jose Arcia De La Cruz v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017

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