Thompson v. State

| ^Because I believe that Thompson’s appeal has been rendered moot by his having served the punishment imposed, I would dismiss the appeal. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.

An examination of the majority opinion will reveal why the better course would be to dismiss Thompson’s appeal. Assuming the majority is correct to reverse on the merits, it has applied the wrong disposition to the case. The majority opinion reverses and dismisses based on the determination that a due-process violation resulted from Thompson’s failure to receive notice of the contempt hearing. The proper disposition in…