Benca v. Benton County Circuit Court

Appellant, an attorney, was found to be in contempt of court while representing his client in a hearing. Specifically, the circuit court entered an order finding that Appellant was repeatedly warned about interrupting the court and that after multiple oral warnings, continued to interrupt the court. The court ordered Appellant to pay $100 to the circuit clerk's office. On appeal, Appellant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to support the contempt finding. The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's contempt finding where the record reflected that the circuit court repeatedly warned Appellant to refrain from interrupting yet Appellant continued to do so. View "Benca v. Benton County Circuit Court" on Justia Law