WARNER, J.
Appellant, William Tide, appeals an order adjudicating him guilty of indirect criminal contempt for violating an injunction for protection against repeat violence. We reverse because the trial court impermissibly shifted the burden of proof when entering that order.
A circuit court judge entered the injunction at issue which, inter alia, prohibited appellant from indirectly contacting Thomas Karras. That same judge then issued an order to...
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