Legal Opinion
In Re Justice of the Peace Pitt
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 6, 1988PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice:
The State of Delaware, acting on behalf of Mabel Pitt, Justice of the Peace, and Howard Young, Warden of the Multi-Pur-pose Criminal Justice Facility, seeks a writ of prohibition to require the Honorable John E. Babiarz, Jr., Associate Judge of the Superior Court of Delaware, to vacate an order entered on April 21, 1988, releasing on bail Thomas Alexander, Jr., (“Alexander”), then serving a sentence for contempt of court. After expedited argument on the State’s petition, we conclude that while the Superior Court is required to grant prompt review of contempt adjudications under…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Curran v. WoolleySupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
- Matushefske v. HerlihySupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- Hodsdon v. Superior Court of the State of Delaware Ex Rel. New Castle CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In Interest of Kelly StevensSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
- In Re State for a Writ of MandamusSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- Newman v. DCSE/Eva DurkinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
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