AHERN v. AHERN


15 S.W.3d 73 (2000)

Dorothy Jane AHERN (Pierotti), Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Francis AHERN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

March 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Candy, Collierville, Garland Erguden, W. Mark Ward, Memphis, for Defendant-Appellant.

Robert A. Wampler, Marks A. Fulks, Memphis, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


OPINION

HOLDER, J.

We granted this appeal to determine: 1) whether the constitutional protections against double jeopardy prevented the defendant's retrial for criminal contempt after testimony had been taken by one judge and the case was then transferred to a second judge; and 2) whether the defendant was entitled to a jury trial when the defendant was tried for criminal contempt under Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-9-102 et seq. (1980).

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