PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:
This appeal challenges the sufficiency of proof for imposition of a jail sentence for a criminal contempt finding in the Chancery Court of Jackson County. Becky Thomas Smith Premeaux filed a motion for citation of contempt against her ex-husband, James Thomas Smith, Jr. for non-payment of child support for some fifteen (15) years and totaling approximately $14,000.00 arrearage. The Chancery Court dismissed her motion, finding that...
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