Swindle v. State

Jim Hannah, Chief Justice.

Appellant Ken Swindle brings this appeal raising numerous challenges to the Washington County Circuit Court’s order finding him in contempt of court and sentencing him to 24 hours’ confinement in the Washington County Detention Center. The State contends that, because Swindle has already served his sentence of confinement, his appeal is moot and should be dismissed.

Attorney Swindle represented defendant Juan Lux-Lux on a charge of first-degree forgery. Swindle appeared with Lux-Lux at an arraignment in the circuit court on July 11, 2007. At the arraignment, the…