Legal Opinion
Matter of Cantrell
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 1, 1996No. 258, 1996PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
The Court has before it Ronald L. Cantrell’s (“Cantrell”) original petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the State of Delaware’s motion to dismiss. It appears to the Court that the State’s motion must be granted.
Facts '
The Family Court found Cantrell in civil contempt for failure to pay child support and committed him to an indefinite period of level V incarceration until such time as Cantrell reduced his arrears by $2000. DiSabatino v. Salicete, Del.Supr., 671 A.2d 1344 (1996). The level V portion of the sentence was suspended for level IV home confinement. Cantrell was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- DiSabatino v. SaliceteSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
- Rocker v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
- Newman v. DCSE/Eva DurkinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
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