Jimmy C. Morris, Jr., Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee — Hart, J., Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part

Summary

Justice Hart agrees that substantial evidence supports Morris's criminal-contempt conviction but concludes that the $4,000 sanction was unlawful. She would hold that the contempt fine was capped at $500 by statute and that any restitution component required a factual determination supported by evidence and an opportunity for due process, which the record lacked. Justice Baker, concurring in part and dissenting in part, likewise would modify the fine to $500 but relies primarily on the statutory misdemeanor limit.