Theodis N. Thompson, Jr., Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court held that Thompson’s direct appeal from his criminal-contempt conviction was not moot merely because he had completed his twenty-four-hour sentence. It further held that the State failed to establish constitutionally sufficient notice of the contempt accusation and therefore reversed and dismissed the conviction. Justice Danielson concurred while urging clarification of the notice requirements, and Justice Wynne, joined by Justice Wood, would have dismissed the appeal as moot.