Legal Opinion
State v. Schutter
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1979No. 5863PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,.
The defendant attorney was found guilty of criminal contempt under HRS § 710-1077 by the district judge and fined $100.00. He appeals from the oral order and judgment of the district court. We reverse.
HRS § 710-1077(5) expressly provides that “[wjhenever any person is convicted of criminal contempt of court and sentenced therefor, the particular circumstances of the offense shall be fully set forth in the judgment and in the order or warrant of commitment.” (Emphasis added) This particular statutory provision is simply a restatement of former law. See HRS § 729-5. See also Crow v.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, International Union of Operating Engineers Appeal of Abraham E. Freedman, EsquireCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Crow v. CrowHawaii Supreme Court · 1966
- Territory of Hawaii v. Van CulinHawaii Supreme Court · 1942
- Keao Kahumuhumu Kamahalo v. CoelhoHawaii Supreme Court · 1919
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. SilvaHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. HutchHawaii Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. SprattlingHawaii Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. BrownHawaii Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. KwakHawaii Supreme Court · 1995
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