Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 6, 1994No. 1255, September Term, 1993PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRITY, Judge.
We are asked in this case to explicate the trial judge’s role in entering judgments for direct criminal contempts.
The law recognizes two types of contempts, direct contempt and constructive contempt. The Maryland Rules of Procedure define each. “A ‘direct contempt’ means a contempt committed in the presence of the court, or so near to the court as to interrupt its proceedings.” Md.Rule PI. a. “A ‘constructive contempt’ means a contempt which was not committed in the presence of the court, or so near to the court as to interrupt its proceedings.” Md.Rule PI. b. Contempts may be…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Michaelson v. United States Ex Rel. Chicago, St. P., M. & OR Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Kelly v. Montebello Park Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
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