Legal Opinion
Family Court of the State of Delaware v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided March 23, 1987PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal, initiated by the Attorney General on behalf of the Family Court, seeks review of a Superior Court ruling which reversed a contempt adjudication by a judge of the Family Court. The subject of the contempt finding, Thomas Alexander, Jr., was found guilty of contempt of court, and sentenced to ten days in jail, for refusing to leave a courtroom during a contested divorce hearing in which he was neither a litigant nor an attorney. Alexander promptly sought a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court. After a hearing, the Superior Court granted the petition for habeas corpus and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shoemaker v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
- State Ex Rel. Buckson v. MancariSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Delaware · 1938
- Lehrman v. CohenSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- Sannini v. CasscellsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- In Re Justice of the Peace PittSupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- Reed v. DillardSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
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