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Nylen v. Tidwell

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Feb 9, 1977
141 Ga. App. 256 (Ga. Ct. App. 1977)

Opinion

53396.

ARGUED JANUARY 31, 1977.

DECIDED FEBRUARY 9, 1977.

Contempt. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Tidwell.

Stanley H. Nylen, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


This is an appeal from an order holding the appellant in contempt of court for repeatedly asking the same question to a juror on voir dire and which had been previously answered by the juror, despite the trial judge's admonitions to cease and to move on to another area; and for making the following statement to the court: "I insist on one more answer."

The appellant's conduct in persisting in examining the juror authorized the finding that appellant was in contempt. See Crudup v. State, 218 Ga. 819 ( 130 S.E.2d 733). In contempt cases if there is any substantial evidence authorizing a finding that the party charged was guilty of contempt, and the trial judge so finds, his judgment must be affirmed insofar as the sufficiency of the evidence is concerned. Pedigo v. Celanese Corp. of America, 205 Ga. 392 (3) ( 54 S.E.2d 252).

Judgment affirmed. McMurray and Smith, JJ., concur.

ARGUED JANUARY 31, 1977 — DECIDED FEBRUARY 9, 1977.


Summaries of

Nylen v. Tidwell

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Feb 9, 1977
141 Ga. App. 256 (Ga. Ct. App. 1977)
Case details for

Nylen v. Tidwell

Case Details

Full title:NYLEN v. TIDWELL

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Feb 9, 1977

Citations

141 Ga. App. 256 (Ga. Ct. App. 1977)
233 S.E.2d 245

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