QUILLIN, J.
In this appeal, we must decide whether an alleged contemnor can be tried, convicted, and sentenced in absentia for indirect criminal contempt. We hold that such a conviction is constitutionally infirm and, therefore, vacate appellant's conviction.
Appellee, Drema Sue Adams, filed a motion asking the trial court to hold the appellant, Louis D. Epperly, in contempt for violating previous court orders in a domestic relations matter. Epperly was personally...
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