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Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behaviour toward the judge or magistrates while holding the court, tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceeding, may be prosecuted as "direct" contempt. The term "direct" means that the court itself cites the person in contempt by describing the behaviour observed on the record.
These crimes include failure to appear, false statements, obstruction of justice, contempt of court and perjury. Process crimes are sometimes a basis for a "pretextual prosecution", in which prosecutors bring process crime charges against a defendant in order to punish them for another crime for which a conviction is more difficult to obtain.
The court agreed unanimously to grant the applicant direct access; it was also unanimous in holding that Zuma was in contempt of court insofar as he had failed to comply with the court's order in Zuma I. However, the court split nine to two on the question of the appropriate remedy. The nine-member majority sentenced Zuma to 15 months ...
Trump was previously held in contempt by a New York court in April 2022 for failing to comply with a subpoena, according to the Associated Press. As a result, he was fined $10,000 per day until ...
Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt of court for the second time in a week after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., lambasted the former New York City mayor for repeatedly attacking a pair ...
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Juror misconduct is when the law of the court is violated by a member of the jury while a court case is in progression or after it has reached a verdict. [1] Misconduct can take several forms: Communication by the jury with those outside of the trial/court case. Those on the outside include “witnesses, attorneys, bailiffs, or judges about the ...
The Senate does not have to approve the resolution, as each chamber of Congress has its own enforcement power. The last time an attorney general was held in contempt was in 2019.