James F. Valley, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Valley's criminal-contempt conviction for failing to appear at his client's scheduled jury trial. It held that substantial evidence supported finding that Valley willfully disobeyed the scheduling order because he neither challenged the order nor adequately addressed his conflicting subpoena through the available courts. The court also held that Valley's challenges to the validity of the scheduling order were not preserved and, in any event, could not be considered in this contempt appeal.