William O. James, Jr., Appellant v. Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division, Appellee

Summary

The court held that the first contempt citation was a valid summary criminal-contempt finding because James willfully violated the court's order in the court's immediate presence and acknowledged the violation. It rejected challenges based on lack of notice, the Sunday proceeding, the asserted nonviolation, and the validity of the underlying order. The court reversed and dismissed the remaining nine citations because they were imposed after a delay without notice and a reasonable opportunity to defend, and because the record did not show violations of the order's express commands.