Legal Opinion
State v. Passmore
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 22, 2005No. 3950PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, J.:
A family court judge found Melissa Passmore (Appellant) in willful contempt of a prior order and sentenced her to one year in prison. Appellant contends her sentence violates the United States Constitution. We. agree but affirm. 1
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1996 the family court issued a written order requiring Appellant and her husband to ensure that their eight-year-old daughter “regularly attend school and see to it that the minor(s) does/do so attend school for the remainder of this school year and future school years, under penalty of law.” In February of 2002, when…
2Cases cited62 opinions
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3Cited by12 opinions
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