EDWARDS v. JAMESON

No. 84-125.

679 S.W.2d 195 (1984)

284 Ark. 60

Joe E. EDWARDS and Janice Sue Edwards, Petitioners, v. Honorable Paul JAMESON, Circuit Judge, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett & Whitlock by John C. Everett, Prairie Grove, for petitioners.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Leslie M. Powell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondents.


PURTLE, Justice.

The petitioners were found to be in contempt of court and were sentenced to fines of $50.00 and jail terms of 10 days. The case is before this court on a petition for writ of certiorari. Petitioners argue that the conduct for which they were found guilty was not contemptuous and that they were entitled to a jury trial. For reasons stated below we agree that the conduct under the particular circumstances of this case was not contemptuous.

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