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COTTINGHAM v. COTTINGHAM

193 S.W.3d 531 (2006)

Donna J. COTTINGHAM v. William B. COTTINGHAM.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

May 25, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Cottingham, Nashville, Tennessee, pro se.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; and Stuart F. Wilson-Patton, Attorney General, for the Appellee-Plaintiff, Donna Cottingham, and the Appellee, State of Tennessee, Department of Human Services.

OPINION

JANICE M. HOLDER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JJ., joined. CORNELIA A. CLARK, J., not participating.

We granted this appeal to determine the propriety of the defendant's criminal contempt convictions arising out of his failure to pay child support and alimony. We conclude that: 1) the defendant was denied the right to counsel; and 2) the evidence is insufficient...

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