Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard J. Mottweiler and Catharine D. O'Daniel
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 1996No. 95-3546, 95-3547PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Criminal contempt of court is a dark stain on an attorney’s record, even when it does not lead to imprisonment or a substantial fine. That is among the reasons why a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 401 depends on proof of wilful misconduct. In re Betts, 927 F.2d 983, 986 (7th Cir.1991). The district judge held two attorneys in criminal contempt because they did not return to court promptly after the jury returned its verdict. Their absence meant that the verdict had to be sealed and the jury reassembled the next morning, disrupting the jurors’ lives (the Southern…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. MulfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
- Charbono v. Sumski (In Re Charbono)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
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