### Rev. Hine s f ai le d to a ppear at a hearing hel d by theyouth c ourt on Novem

ber 14, 1 

### 2006, the pur

poseof whi ch wa s t o re vie w a no- cont ac t order . Al so, on Novem ber 14, 2006, the youth court he ld a she lt er re vie w hearing for

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EN BA NC. GR AVES, J UST I CE, FOR TH E COU RT: ¶1 . R ev ere n d H o sea H ines w as h eld in civ il co n tem p t by the P ea rl M u n ici p al Y o u th C o u rt of R anki n C ount y. Fr om t hi s or derhe appea l s t o thi s C our t , r ai s i ng t he f ol l ow i ng i s s ues f

or rev iew : (1) w h ethe r a yo u th co u rtj u d g e ca n co m p el a no n -pa rty ’s at tend an ce i n co u rtfor a hear i ng to r evi ew a no- cont actor deri n the abs ence of a w r i t t en or derdul y s erved on the 1 per s on w hos e pr es ence i s comm anded; ( 2) w hethera youth cour tj udge abus es hi s di s cr et i on

### Th e no -contact ord er was n ot stamp ed filed . 2 

### 2 w h e n h e d e n ies a n o n -p a rty ’s re q u e st to h o ld an y co n tem p t pr o c e e d in g s a g a in st th e n o n -p a rty i n open courtw hen the cont empt m att ert o be tr i ed does notr equi r e thatany confi dent i al m a tters p e rta in in g to y o u th s b e d iv u lg e d ; (3 ) w h e th e r a y o u th co u rt j u d g e ab u se s h is di s cr et i on w hen the yo ut h cour tj udge pr es i des overa cons t ruct i ve cont empt m att er ; ( 4) w hethert he youth cour t ’ s O ct ober31, 2006, or derbarr ed R ev. H i nes f r om comm uni cat i ng w i t h hi s chur ch mem ber s w ho ar e undert he j ur i s di ct i on of the yout h cour t ; and ( 5) w hether t he youth cour tcoul d barR ev. H i nes and his at t orney f r om di s cus s i ng t he cont empt p ro c e e d in g s w h e re n o m a tter s p e rta in in g to m in o rs w e re d isc u ss e d . F in d in g th a t a y o u th cour tj udge ca nnotcompel a non- party’ s att endanc e i n cour tf ora hea r i ng t o r evi ew a nocont actor deri n t he abs ence of o ffi cial w ri tt en no ti fi ca ti o n co m m an d ing his prese n ce in c o u rt , w e re v e rs e th e o rd e r o f t h e P e a rl M u n ic ip a l Y o u th C o u rt o f R a n k in C o u n ty .

F ACT S AND P ROCE DURAL HI S TORY ¶2 . O n O ctob er 3 1 , 2 0 0 6 , a sh elt er h ea ri n g w as h eld in the P ea rl M u n ici p al Y o u th C o u rt of R anki n C ount y re gar di ng t hr ee m i norchi l dr en. R ev. H i nes w as pr es entatthe hea r i ng, at w hi ch t i m e Judg e John N . Shi r l ey ent er ed an or ders et t i ng a s hel t err evi ew hear i ng f or Nov e mbe r1 4 , 2 0 0 6 . Sp e c i f i c a l l y , J u d g e Sh i r l e y o r d e r e d t h a t“ [ n ] o o n e e x c e p tt h a tGA L, D H S, l aw enf

or cementand C A C shal l di s cus s i s s ues w i t h t he chi l dr en. ” O n N ovember8, 2006, f orgood cau se s how n, an or derof no cont actw as ent er ed, barr i ng R ev. H i nes f r om havi ng cont actw i t h t he mi norchi l dr en. Fur t herm or e, t he cour tseta hea r i ng t o r evi ew the 2

### Det ec tive Thom pson t es ti fi ed that

he c ould not

re me mbe r what day he ha d 3 

### contacted H ines. 3 or derof no cont acton N ovembe r 14, 2006, the s ame day as the pr evi ous l y- s etr evi ew h e a ri n g . ¶3. D et ect i ve J ames T hom ps on of t he Pear l Pol i ce D epart m ent cont act ed R ev. H i nes by t el ephone t o i nf

or m hi m of

t he entr y of

t he no- cont actorde r , and t o i nf or m hi m t hathe w as t o be pr es enti n cour ton N ovember14, 2006. D et . T ho m pson tes t i f i ed thatR ev. H i nes 3 i ndi cat ed that h e u nd ers t ood t hathe w as t o be pr es enti n cour ton N ovember14, 2006. H ow ever, R ev. H i nes f ai l ed t o appea ri n cour ton N ovember14, 2006. T hom ps on f ur ther t es t i f i ed that , bef

or e ent er i ng i nt o t he court r oom on N ovember14, 2 00 6, he had the mi nor chi l dr en’ s m ot hercal l R ev. H i nes fr om hercel l ul arphone t o re ques tthatR ev. H i nes appea r i n co urt . H ow ever, she did no trecei ve an answ er and l efta m essage forR ev. H i nes. ¶4 . A sh o w -ca u se c o n tem p t w arran t w as issu e d fo r R e v . H in e s fo r v iolati n g the co u rt or derof O ct ober31, 2006. R ev. H i nes w as a r r es t ed on N ovember15, 2006, and w as l at er r el eas ed on a $1, 000 bond and i ns truct ed by the bonds m an t o appea ri n Pear l M uni ci pal C our t , r athert han the Pear l M uni ci pal Y outh C our t , on N ovember30, 2006. R ev. H i nes w as l at ercorr ect l y di r ect ed t o appea ri n the Pear l M uni ci pal Y out h C our tof R anki n C ount y on De c e mb e r5 , 2 0 0 6 , a t8 : 3 0 a . m. ¶5. O n D ece m ber4, 2006, R ev. H i nes fi l ed a M ot i on t o R ecus e w hi ch s t at ed, “R ev. H os ea H i nes al s o obj ect s t o t he H onor abl e J ohn Shi r l ey pr es i di ng overthi s m att eron the gr ound t hathe w as [ s i c] notr ece i ved not i ce of t he char ge agai ns thi m and has notbe [ s i c] s um m oned t o appea rbef

or e t hi s C our ti n t he mannerout l i ned i n R ul e 81( d) ( 2) and cont empl at ed by the

### The Motion f or Cont em

pt f il ed by the prose cut or wi th t he c ourt move d thecourt 4 

### to f ind Re v. Hines in c onte mpt for (1) wil lf ully viol ating t

he order of the c ourt

is sue d on Oct ober 31, 2006; (2) wil lf

ully viol ating t

he no- cont ac t order

is sue d by thecourt on Novem ber 8, 2006; and ( 3) f

or f ai ling to a ppea r be for e the c ourt

for theNovem

ber 14, 20 06 , hearin g to reviewthe n o-co ntact o rder. Th e Co urt p roceed ed o n th e contempt mo tionon ly upo n R ev. H ines’s failure to 5 

### appe ar in c ourt on Novem

ber 14, 2006. The f

oll owing i s f

rom theDec em

ber 12, 2006 hearing:

. . . . The Cour t : Be for e wedo thi s, I want t o make sure we’vegot t hes e i ss ues nar rowe d down. Thejudgeis re spons ibl e f or m aking s urethat i ss ues – th at we ju st deal w ith ju st the issu es, andI un derstan d th e issue inthis case is was he ord ered to app ear inco urt andd id he fail to comp ly w ith that o rder. Is th at correct? Mr. Z ebe rt : Ye s, sir.

. . . . 4 M i s s i s s i ppi Supr eme C our ti n I n the I nt e r e s tof

H olm es .” A ls o o n D e c e m b e r 4 , 2 0 0 6 , a M o tio n fo r C o n tem p t w a s file d b y th e p ro se c u to r fo r th e P e a rl M u n icip a l Y o u th C o u rt. A 4
s how - caus e hea r i ng w as hel d on D ece m ber5, 2006, and D ecem ber12, 2006. A tt he D ece m ber5, 2006, hear i ng R ev. H i nes w as s erved w i t h a s um m ons or der i ng hi m t o appea r bef or e the courton D ece m ber12, 2006, f ora cont empt hear i ng. ¶ 6 . O n D ece m ber 12, 2006, t he youth cour t pr os ecut or m oved t o di s m i s s t he al l egat i ons t hatR ev. H i nes di s obeyed the O ct ober31, 2006, cour tor derand the N ovember8, 2006, o rd e r, “le a v in g o n ly h is f a ilu re to sh o w u p fo r c o u rt a s in stru c ted .” R e v . H in e s o b jec ted to 5 t he courtpr ocee di ng on t he cont empt al l egat i on, r enew ed hi s m ot i on forr ecus al , and obj ect ed thathe had not been summ oned t o appearbef or e t he courton N ovember14, 2006. R ev. H i nes f

ur t herr eques t ed thatt he hear i ng be hel d i n open court . H i s r eques tw as deni ed. ¶7. J udge Shi r l ey f

ound R ev. H i nes i n ci vil cont empt and or der ed hi m t o pay a f i ne of $ 5 0 0 . A w ritten o rd e r w a s e n ter e d o n D e c e m b e r 1 9 , 2 0 0 6 , sta tin g in p a rt:

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E ven though t hi s courto r i gi nal l y or der ed thatH os ea H i nes s hal l pay a f i ne, t hator ders hal l be amended t o or derthatH os ea H i nes m ay pur ge hi m s el f of cont empt by appea r i ng bef or e thi s C our tand si ncer el y i nf or m i ng t he courtt hat i n t he f utur e he w i l l f

ol l ow or der s of

the C our teven i f he di s agr ees w i t h any s uch or der . I f

H os ea H i nes has al r eady pa i d a f i ne, s uch f

i ne s hal l be r eturned t o hi m upon pur gi ng hi m s el f of cont empt as j us tdes cr i bed. S TANDA RD O F REVI EW ¶ 8 . T h i s Co u r ta p p l i e s a d e n o v o s t a n d a r d o f r e v i e w w h e n e x a m i n i n g q u e s t i o n s o f l a w. Mis s . T r ansp. Com m ’n v. Fir es , 69 3 S o. 2 d 9 1 7 , 9 2 0 (M i ss. 19 97 ). “T his C ou rtm ust r ever s e f orerr oneous i nt erpr et at i ons orappl i cat i ons of l aw . ” Id . DI S CU S S I ON I . W het her a Y out h C ourt Judge C an C om pel a N on- P art y’ s A t t endance i n C ourt f or a H eari ng t o R evi ew a N o- C ont act O rder i n t he A bse nce of a W ri t t en O rder D u ly S e r v e d o n th e P e r s o n W h o s e P r e s e n c e I s C o m m a n d e d . ¶ 9 . T h e y o u th c o u rt fo u n d th a t “H o se a H in e s w ill fu lly v io late d th e o rd e r o f th e c o u rt to a p p e a r in y o u th c o u rt o n th e 1 4 th d a y o f N o v e m b e r, 2 0 0 6 , a n d s u c h c o n d u c t p lac e [d ] him in c i vi l c on t e mpt . ” I n i t s rul i ng , t he yo uth c ou r the l d tha tD e t . Thomps on ’ s t e l e phone co n v ersa ti o n w ith H ines co n sti tuted su ffi cien t no ti fi ca ti o n o f his n ee d to ap p ea r i n co u rt undert he Y out h C our tA ct . Speci f i cal l y, the youth cour tf ound:

. . . . [ c] ouns el forH i nes s ugges t s thata s um m ons i s r equi r ed underR ul e 81 of t he M i s s i s s i ppi R ul es of C i vil P roce dur e t o or ders om eone t o s how caus e. R u le 1 o f th e M iss iss ip p i R u les o f C iv il P ro c e d u re a p p l[i e s] o n ly to c irc u it cour t s, chanc ery cour t s and county cour t s . T her ef or e, M . R . C . P. 81 i s not a p p lic a b le to y o u th c o u rt s . A ll th a t is re q u ir e d is re a s o n a b le n o tic e . . . . ¶ 1 0 . O n a p p e a l, R e v . H in e s a ss e rts th a t th e y o u th c o u rt e rre d b y fa ili n g to se rv e h im w ith a w ri tt en n o ti fi ca ti o n co m m an d ing h is prese n ce in co u rto n N o v em b er 1 4 , 2 0 0 6 . H o w ev er, t he s t at e ar gues t hatbeca us e the youth cour ti s empow er ed t o us e “r eas onabl e or al orw r i t t en

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n o tice ” fo r c h ild re n , p a re n ts, g u a rd ian s, c u sto d ian s , g u a rd ian s a d lit e m , an d c o u n se l in det ent i on and shel t erhear i ngs purs uantt o M i s s i s s i ppi C ode A nnot at ed Sect i on 43- 21- 309( 2) ( R ev. 2004) , t hen i tal s o s houl d be empow er ed t o pr ovi de “r eas onabl e or al orw r i t t en not i ce” to n o n -p a rt ie s w h o a re to a p p e a r b e fo re th e y o u th c o u rt . ¶11. W e f

i nd both the yout h cour t ’ s i nt erpr et at i on of t he l aw and t he s t at e’ s a r gum enton a p p e a l to b e e rro n e o u s. T h e Y o u th C o u rt A c t cle a rly a u th o riz e s th e y o u th c o u rt “ to iss u e a ll w r i t s and pr oces s es i ncl udi ng i nj unct i ons nece ssary t o t he exe r ci s e of j ur i s di ct i on and carr yi ng outt he purpos e of [ t he] chapt er . ” M i s s . C ode A nn. § 43-21- 153 ( R ev. 2004) . T he yout h cour tundi s put edl y had the pow ert o ent ert he O r derof N o C ont actw i t h r es pectt o R ev. H i nes , and t o r equi r e hi s pr es ence i n cour ton N ovember14, 2006. H ow ever, R ev. H i nes s houl d ha ve r ece i ved t he due- pr oces s c ons i der at i on of of f i ci al w r i t t en no t i f

i cat i on c o m m a n d in g h is p re se n c e in c o u rt. ¶12. T he r ecor d r ef

l ect s t hatR ev. H i nes w as i nf or m ed of hi s need t o be pr es enti n cour t on N ovember1 4, 2006, onl y t hr ough a t el ephone c onver s at i on w i t h D et . T hom ps on. Fur t herm or e, nei t herR ev. H i nes norhi s at t orney saw norr evi ew ed a c opy of the O r derof N o C ont actpr i ort o t he hea r i ng he l d by t he cour ton D ece m ber12, 2006. E ven i n the eve nt t hatR ev. H i nes had bee n pr oper l y s erved w i t h a copy of t he O r derof

N o C ont act , t he or der i t s el f does n ot cont ai n s uf

f i ci entl anguage t o have i nf or m ed R ev. H i nes t hathe had t o be pr es enti n cour ton N ovember14, 2006. T he or dere nt er ed by the yout h c our ton N ovember 8 , 2 0 0 6 , co n tai n ed on ly th e follow ing l an g u ag e w ith rega rd to R ev . H ines ’s ap p ea ran ce in cour ton N ovember14, 2006: “I T I S, FU R T H E R , O R D E R E D A N D A D J U D G E D t hat HO SEA H I NES ma y b e s e r v e d wi t h a c o p y o f t h i s o r d e r . I T I S, FU RT HER , OR DER ED

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A N D A D J U D G E D thatthi s mat t ers hal l be r evi ew ed on Tuesda y, N ovember14, 2006, at 8: 30 a. m . . ” ¶13. Fur t herm or e, Sect i on 43- 21- 309 ( 2) provi des t hat“[ r ] eas onabl e or al orw r i t t en not i ce o f th e tim e , p lac e a n d p u rp o s e o f th e h e a rin g sh a ll b e g iv e n to th e c h ild ; h is o r h e r p a re n t, guar di an orcus t odi an; t o hi s orhe rgua r di an ad l i t em, i f a ny; a nd t o hi s orhercouns el ” w hen t he youth cour ti s hol di ng a det ent i on ors hel t erhear i ng. M i s s . Code A nn. § 43- 21- 309( 2) ( R ev. 2004) . T he s t at e as s er t s thatthe yout h c our ts houl d a l s o be e m po w ered t o p rovi de

“ re a so n a b le o ra l o r w ritten n o tice ” to n o n -p a rties w h o a re to a p p e a r b e fo re th e y o u th c o u rt. T h is arg u m e n t is no t sup p o rt ed b y the c lear statutory lang u ag e o f S ec ti o n 4 3 -21 -30 9 (2). M i s s . C ode A nn. § 43- 21- 309( 2) ( R ev. 2004) . C l ear l y, R ev. H i nes i s notthe par ent , guar di an o r c u sto d ian , g u a rd ian a d lit e m , o r co u n se l to th e m in o r c h ild re n a n d th e re fo re , “re a so n a b le or al not i ce” i s nots uf

f i ci ent . M i s s . C ode A nn. § 43- 21- 309 (Rev. 2004). T her ef or e, w e f i nd t hi s ar gum entt o be w i t houtm er i t . A ccor di ngl y, w e f i nd t hat R ev. H i nes s houl d have r ece i ved of

f i ci al w r i t t en not i f

i cat i on f r om t he cour tco m m andi ng hi s pr es ence i n courton N ovember14, 2006. CO NC L US I ON ¶ 1 4 . T h is C o u rt fin d s th a t a y o u th c o u rt ju d g e c a n n o t c o m p e l a n o n -p a rty ’s atte n d a n c e in cour tfora hear i ng t o r evi ew a no- cont actor deri n t he abs ence of of f i ci al w r i t t en not i f

i cat i on comm andi ng hi s pr es ence i n cour t . B ecause t hi s i s s ue i s di s pos i t i ve, the r emai ni ng i s s ues ra is e d b y R e v . H in e s n e e d n o t b e a d d re s s e d . F u rt h e rm o re , 

### Rev . Hines was ultimatelyheld in c onte mpt

only f or f ai ling t o a ppear at the Novem

ber 14, 2006, he aring. We f

ind t hat Rev. Hine s cannot be he ld in cont em pt f or f ai ling to a ppear at a hearing of whi ch hedid not have

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writtenno tice. T her ef

or e, w e r ever s e the j udgm entof the Pear l M uni ci pal Y out h C our tof R anki n C ount y. ¶ 1 5 . RE VE RS ED . S M I TH, C. J . , W AL LE R AND D I AZ , P . J J . , EA S LE Y, CARL S ON, DI CKI NS ON, RANDOL P H AND L AM AR, J J . , CONCUR.