Carl Case V. State

Carl Case (defendant) was previously convicted of ten counts of contempt of court and received ten one-year consecutive sentences. These convictions were reversed by the Court of Appeals. State v. Case, 100 N.M. 173, 667 P.2d 978 (Ct. App.1983). Defendant was retried and again convicted of criminal contempt. His subsequent sentence of ten years for one count of contempt of court was upheld by the Court of Appeals and we granted certiorari. We now set aside the sentence and remand for a new sentencing proceeding.