limits the punishment that a court may impose for a finding of criminal contempt. See id. Section 29-9-103 states: (a) The punishment for contempt may be by fine or by imprisonment, or both. (b) Where not otherwise specially provided, the circuit, chancery, and appellate courts are limited to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), and imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days, and, except as provided in § 29-9-108, all other courts are limited to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00). Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-9-103. Under this provision, we have found that an award of attorney’s fees in the context of criminal contempt is generally not authorized by Tennessee law. See Clarkson, 2007 WL 3072772, at *8 n.2; Butler v. Butler, No. 02A01-9409-CH-00218, 1995 WL 695123, at *1 (Tenn.Ct.App. Nov. 21, 1995) (<HOLDING>). Nevertheless, the trial court in this case
holding that an award of attorneys fees in a criminal contempt proceeding was improper because it was simply not within the limits established by tenncode ann  299103b  holding that an award of attorneys fees under supreme court rule 38 precursor to rule 222 did not preempt an award of attorneys fees to which one is otherwise entitled and thus appellant could seek an award of attorneys fees pursuant to section 1577300 which permits an award of fees for a party prevailing in an action against a state agency holding merely that the evidence was sufficient to support the award of attorneys fees holding that the mere determination that removal was improper does not require a district court to award attorneys fees holding that it was not an abuse of discretion for the court to deny an award of attorneys fees to the wife