IN RE BOWENS

No. A10A2045.

706 S.E.2d 694 (2011)

In re BOWENS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Danley , Douglasville, for appellant.


ANDREWS, Judge.

John Bowens, the sheriff of Terrell County, appeals from the order of the Terrell County Superior Court finding him in criminal contempt for wilful violation of the Court's order and sentencing him to five days in jail and a $500 fine. For the following reasons, we affirm the order's contempt finding and vacate the portion of the order addressing a prior court order requiring Terrell County to pay the sheriff's attorney fees and costs.

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