Supreme Court of Arkansas
Jon Comstock v. State of Arkansas
June 13, 20242024 Ark. 112
Summary
The court affirmed dismissal of Comstock’s attempted circuit-court de novo trial because the judge who imposed contempt was acting as a circuit judge under Administrative Order No. 18, making the contempt order a final circuit-court judgment reviewable by appeal. The court also affirmed the direct criminal-contempt finding, concluding that the record contained substantial evidence that Comstock disrupted proceedings, interrupted the judge, refused to leave, and yelled in response to the contempt warning.