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LAWSON v. STATE

No. 07-KA-59378.

573 So.2d 684 (1990)

William LAWSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 6, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Lowe, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, J.

ROY NOBLE LEE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

William Lawson, a Tupelo attorney, was found guilty of constructive criminal contempt by the Lee County Circuit Court, Honorable Elzy J. Smith, presiding, and was sentenced to pay a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars and to serve a term of ten days in the Lee County Jail. The jail sentence was suspended. Lawson appeals from the judgment, contending that the Lee County Circuit Court erred in holding him in criminal contempt...

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