Thorne v. Thorne

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

Russell R. Thorne, appellant, appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County holding him in “willful contempt of court” and sentencing him to 179 *30days in the County Detention Center for failure to pay child support. He presents three issues for our review:

1. Was thé evidence sufficient to show that appellant willfully failed to pay court ordered child support?

2. Did the trial judge err in his hybrid treatment of a criminal contempt?

3. Did the trial court err in delegating its authority to determine whether an adverse judgment and a contempt…