Jimmy C. Morris, Jr., Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court held that Morris willfully violated the circuit court’s scheduling order by knowingly allowing insufficient travel time and failing to notify the court that he would be late. It affirmed the contempt finding but concluded that the $4,000 fine should be reduced to $2,000 because a lesser sanction would accomplish the purposes of criminal contempt. Justices Baker and Hart concurred in part and dissented in part, concluding that the fine should have been limited to $500.