Questions tagged [contempt-of-court]
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Why did the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction in United States v. Shipp
United States v. Shipp, 20 U.S. 563 (1906) was the only case in history in which the Supreme Court conducted a criminal trial (as opposed to reviewing a matter of law arising in a criminal case that ...
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Is the severity of the sentence for contempt of court correspondent to the severity of the original charge?
Imagine someone is arrested, detained, then brought into a court room and asked to swear that they will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and the defendant says, “No, I do ...
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May a juror refuse to answer questions?
I'm working on a novel about jury nullification. The jury decided to ignore the judge's orders and to define what they think the law is. The judge hears the rumor and summons the foreperson to their ...
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How are commital proceedings for contempt of court initiated, and who may the process be instigated by?
An injunction was obtained against Bob for allegedly disrupting/sabotaging the Epsom Derby Jockey Club, prohibiting him from doing such things again in the future. He violated this injunctive ...
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What is the Maximum Sentence for Contempt of Court? (USA)
Is there a maximum sentence that a New Jersey Superior Court Judge can impose on someone for contempt of court?
I understand that there are different types of contempt of court, so here's a made-up ...
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Is it possible to plead 'indifferently'?
I'm aware of the concept of non-standard pleas, but I'm unsure about how they operate in practice.
What might happen if a person were to plead something to the effect of 'I plead indifference to/non-...
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How common actually are perjury proceedings?
I’ve read a number of tenant advice materials that caution that landlords frequently lie at court and so one really has to be prepared for this to potentially happen.
Meanwhile, I have read a number ...
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What power does a first tier tribunal have to compel testimony?
Bob brings an application in a first tier tribunal (property chamber). He is asked a question during the hearing pursuant to his witness statement which he feels is irrelevant to the proceedings. ...
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Is it required for a defendant to be in court?
Say that Nathan is on trial for 100 murder charges. He already knows his life is over, so every time they bring him into court, he starts screaming expletives out of turn. They charge him 1000 times ...
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Why don't people who are untruthful during jury selection get held in contempt of court?
This question is U.S. based.
I ask this because recently I was summoned for jury duty. When we were in the courtroom, the judge asked each of the jurors in the box a list of questions. One of them ...
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How freely can counsel interpret instructions given by their client?
I have been reading about Frank Harris's trial for contempt of court in February, 1914, and while there are a number of aspects that may strike us as odd now, such as that Harris was committed to ...
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Can Steve Bannon avoid handing over the documents?
Steve Bannon is on trial for two counts of contempt.
because he refused to comply with a subpoena to testify before the Jan 6th Select committee.
because he refused to comply with a subpoena to hand ...
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What exactly is Contempt of Court Acts in 1971, in Indian law?
Recently some people are trying sue people who criticized Indian SC.
Plea seeks contempt of court proceedings against three for criticising
SC's comments
Read more here
I thought one could easily ...
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If a witness in a trial is appearing via Zoom from another country and is found guilty of being "in contempt" how would the punishment be enforced?
So a witness can only appear via Zoom due to being in another country (or refuses to come to the country where the trial is being held).
They are found in contempt of court for whatever reason.
How ...
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Does an active case before an inquest jury give rise to contempt rules?
The horrible Plymouth shooting has now led to an inquest into the deaths there, and an inquest jury will be summoned for the haring in coroner's court.
If the gunman had survived and was to be ...
