summary contempt
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Definitions from Case Law
From 333 U.S. 257 - In re Oliver · 1948Most cited · 3,746 citing opinions
The narrow exception to these due process requirements includes only charges of misconduct, in open court, in the presence of the judge, which disturbs the court's business, where all of the essential elements of the misconduct are under the eye of the court, are actually observed by the court, and where immediate punishment is essential to prevent 'demoralization of the court's authority * * * before the public.