Schroering v. Hickman

DIXON, Judge.

This case presents a novel issue of a direct contempt proceeding before the Anderson Circuit Court. Appellant, Jacqueline Schroering, was found to be in contempt of court and summarily remanded to the county jail. Thereafter, a second judge sentenced Schroering on the same contempt charge to a fine in the amount of $250. Schroering appeals her conviction as violative of her Constitutional right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and her Constitutional right against double jeopardy under the Fifth Amendment. Finding error, we reverse the circuit court’s decision in part.