Legal Opinion
Roger Dale Latham v. Michele Ann Latham
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 2019No. 2017-CA-00856-SCTPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶1. Michele Ann Latham and Roger Dale Latham divorced on February 5, 2016. On March 24, 2017, Michele filed a petition for contempt against Roger, claiming that he had failed to comply with the divorce judgment. After a hearing, Chancellor John S. Grant III found Roger in constructive criminal contempt for failing to comply with several terms of the divorce judgment. Roger appeals, arguing that the chancellor erred because he did not recuse himself before finding Roger in constructive criminal contempt.
¶2. Because Roger raises the argument for the first time on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Carr v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- Peterson v. Highland Music, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Caston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
- Purvis v. PurvisMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- Tubwell v. GrantMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by15 opinions
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