PEACHES v. PAYNE

No. COA99-821.

533 S.E.2d 851 (2000)

Timothy L. PEACHES and Dierdre R. Peaches, Plaintiffs, v. Sean A. PAYNE and Brandy Folson, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Daniel P. O'Brien, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Maxwell Freeman and Bowman, P.A., by James B. Maxwell, Durham, for contemnorappellant.


EDMUNDS, Judge.

Contemnor William E. Moore, Jr., appeals the trial court's finding of criminal contempt and order that he pay the costs of the underlying action as a sanction. We reverse.

The contemnor's actions and resulting court rulings that are the subject of this appeal occurred during a personal injury trial that began 8 March 1999. The trial court initially instructed the attorneys for both parties to select the jury using the procedure approved in...

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